Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

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The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 is a U.S. law that established comprehensive regulations and enforcement mechanisms to protect the safety and health of miners in the nation’s mining industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
occupational safety and health law ⓘ
administeredBy Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
amended Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 ⓘ
appliesTo coal mining operations ⓘ
metal and nonmetal mining operations ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 30 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains Section 101 ⓘ
Section 103 ⓘ
Section 104 ⓘ
Section 105 ⓘ
Section 110 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effectiveDate March 9, 1978 ⓘ
enactedBy 95th United States Congress ⓘ
linked to: 95th Congress
establishesAgency Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo federal mine inspectors ⓘ
inspectionFrequencySurfaceMines at least two times a year ⓘ
inspectionFrequencyUndergroundMines at least four times a year ⓘ
legislativeType amendment to prior mine safety laws ⓘ
primaryCitation 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. ⓘ
providesFor civil penalties for violations ⓘ
closure orders for imminent danger ⓘ
criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ
miners' rights to withdraw from unsafe areas ⓘ
protection against discrimination for miners ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 95-164 ⓘ
purpose to prevent death and serious injury in mines ⓘ
to prevent occupational diseases in mining ⓘ
to protect the health and safety of miners ⓘ
regulates coal mines ⓘ
metal mines ⓘ
nonmetal mines ⓘ
surface mines ⓘ
underground mines ⓘ
replaced Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 ⓘ
requires mine operators to comply with mandatory standards ⓘ
regular inspections of surface mines ⓘ
regular inspections of underground mines ⓘ
training programs for miners ⓘ
section101Subject mandatory safety and health standards ⓘ
section103Subject inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping ⓘ
section104Subject citations and orders ⓘ
section105Subject contests of citations and orders ⓘ
section110Subject civil and criminal penalties ⓘ
shortName Mine Act ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
signingPresident Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter mine health ⓘ
mine safety ⓘ
occupational safety and health in mining ⓘ
transferredFunctionsFrom Bureau of Mines ⓘ
yearEnacted 1977 ⓘ

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Mine Safety and Health Administration → legalBasis → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 → alsoKnownAs → Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
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Mine Act → fullName → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Mine Act → alsoKnownAs → 1977 Mine Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Bureau of Mines (enforcement functions) → transferAuthorizedBy → Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 ⓘ
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Bureau of Mines (enforcement functions) → relatedTo → United States mine safety law ⓘ
linked to: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 → amendedBy → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 → predecessorOf → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Public Law 95-164 → shortTitle → Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → legalBasis → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
United States occupational safety and health system → hasLegalBasis → Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
United States occupational safety and health system → hasLegalBasis → Federal Mine Safety and Health Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977