Coal Mine Safety and Health (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 6, 2010 |
| Report Number |
RL34429 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This report begins by reviewing the record of working conditions in the coal mining industry. Itthen describes the regulatory regime of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, incorporating discussion of the standard-setting required by the MineImprovement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006. The practice in recent years of mineoperators contesting a greatly increased number of MSHA-proposed penalties for safety andhealth violations is next discussed in relation to the record at the UBB mine prior to theexplosion. The report closes with an examination of legislative initiatives in the 110th Congressand the 111th Congress.Bills: H.R. 5663, H.R. 4899, S. 3671
