Mine Act

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The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.

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Generate an image of the Mine Act (The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
occupational safety and health law ⓘ
administeredBy Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1977 Mine Act ⓘ
amended Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
authorizes civil penalties for violations ⓘ
closure orders for imminent danger conditions ⓘ
enforcement actions for safety violations ⓘ
mine inspections ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 30 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision civil and criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ
discrimination complaints procedures for miners ⓘ
imminent danger withdrawal orders ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction United States ⓘ
covers coal mining operations in the United States ⓘ
metal and nonmetal mining operations in the United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1977-11-09 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1978-03-09 ⓘ
empowers Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishedAgencyAuthority Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
fullName Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor MSHA enforcement authority ⓘ
MSHA inspection authority ⓘ
mandates recordkeeping of injuries and illnesses ⓘ
training for miners ⓘ
partOf United States mine safety and health regulatory framework ⓘ
primaryGoal protect the health and safety of miners ⓘ
provides procedures for investigation of accidents ⓘ
procedures for investigation of hazardous conditions ⓘ
protection against retaliation for miners who exercise their rights ⓘ
rights for miners to report safety and health hazards ⓘ
regulates coal mines ⓘ
metal and nonmetal mines ⓘ
mine health standards ⓘ
mine safety ⓘ
replaced Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 ⓘ
requires mine operators to comply with mandatory health standards ⓘ
mine operators to comply with mandatory safety standards ⓘ
regular inspections of surface mines ⓘ
regular inspections of underground mines ⓘ
sector mining industry ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter occupational health in mines ⓘ
occupational safety in mines ⓘ

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