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Agency Performance Sheets FY 2000 - 2008
MSHA has implemented significant improvements to protect the health and safety of our Nation’s miners. The following PowerPoint® summarizes MSHA’s enforcement and assessment activities, along with the mining industry’s safety and health performance between FY 2000 and 2008.
See Powerpoint® Last Updated 1/8/2009
See PDF Version
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AMS Training
On December 31, 2008, a final rule was published regarding Belt Air which requires training of Atmospheric Monitoring System (AMS) operators and to make monitoring the AMS a primary responsibility.
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MSHA Actions to Enhance Mine Safety |
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January 2009 Update
To include:
- Belt Air, Improved Belt Material, and Fire Protection Rule: On December 31, 2008, the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) final rule that implements the recommendations of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Material in Underground Coal Mining...
- Refuge Alternatives Rule: On December 31, 2008, MSHA published a final rule on refuge alternatives in underground coal mines to enhance miner safety and implement Section 13 of the MINER Act.
See Entire Document...
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