Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act

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The Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act was a U.S. law that established federal safety standards and regulatory oversight for metal and nonmetallic mining operations to protect miners’ health and safety.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
mine safety law ⓘ
aimsTo improve working conditions for miners ⓘ
reduce fatalities in metal and nonmetallic mines ⓘ
reduce injuries in metal and nonmetallic mines ⓘ
appliesTo metal mines ⓘ
nonmetallic mines ⓘ
surface mines ⓘ
underground mines ⓘ
concerns miners’ health ⓘ
miners’ safety ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy federal mine safety authorities ⓘ
establishes federal oversight of mine safety practices ⓘ
federal safety standards for metal mines ⓘ
federal safety standards for nonmetallic mines ⓘ
focusesOn enforcement of mine safety standards ⓘ
prevention of mining accidents ⓘ
prevention of occupational disease in mines ⓘ
safety inspections of mines ⓘ
hasImpactOn mine safety practices in the United States ⓘ
regulatory oversight of mining operations ⓘ
hasProvision authority for federal enforcement actions ⓘ
requirements for accident reporting ⓘ
requirements for mine inspections ⓘ
requirements for mine safety standards ⓘ
requirements for recordkeeping by mine operators ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
mainSubject industrial safety regulation ⓘ
mine safety ⓘ
occupational health ⓘ
purpose to establish federal safety standards for metal and nonmetallic mines ⓘ
to protect miners’ health and safety ⓘ
to provide federal regulatory oversight of mine safety ⓘ
regulates metal mining operations ⓘ
mine operators ⓘ
nonmetallic mining operations ⓘ
relatedTo coal mine safety legislation ⓘ
occupational safety and health law in the United States ⓘ
sector metal mining sector ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ
nonmetallic mineral mining sector ⓘ
typeOfRegulation health regulation in mining ⓘ
occupational safety regulation ⓘ

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Bureau of Mines (enforcement functions) → legalBasis → Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act ⓘ
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 → strengthened → Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act framework ⓘ
linked to: Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act