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Coal mine safety /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COAL MINE SAFETY ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; MINE SAFETY: BETTER OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION BY MSHA AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES COULD IMPROVE SAFETY FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINERS* ; RESULTS IN BRIEF ; BACKGROUND ; UNDERGROUND COAL MINES FACE CHALLENGES IN PREPARING MINE WORKERS AND RESCUE TEAMS FOR EMERGENCIES; MSHA REVIEWS MINES' TRAINING PLANS AND INSPECTS TRAINING RECORDS BUT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY MONITOR INSTRUCTORS OR TRAINING ; MSHA AND NIOSH LACK A FORMAL AGREEMENT TO GUIDE MINE SAFETY COORDINATION.
- MOST PENALTIES ASSESSED BY MSHA ARE PAID WITHOUT OPPOSITION, BUT MANY OF THOSE APPEALED ARE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY CONCLUSIONS ; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS ; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ; APPENDIX II: SURVEY OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES ; APPENDIX III : COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ; APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ; APPENDIX V. COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION ; APPENDIX VI : GAO CONTACT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
- MINE SAFETY: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF MINES' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS WOULD IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINERS* RESULTS IN BRIEF ; BACKGROUND ; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MSHA'S APPROVAL PROCESS WAS HAMPERED BY SEVERAL FACTORS THAT DELAYED APPROVAL AND RESULTED IN VARIATIONS IN THE PLANS ; WHILE MOST PLAN COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, TWO KEY COMPONENTS HAVE NOT ; WHILE MSHA'S DISTRICT OFFICES HAVE ENFORCED MINES' IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS, MSHA HEADQUARTERS HAS PROVIDED LIMITED OVERSIGHT OF ENFORCEMENT AND PLAN QUALITY ; CONCLUSIONS.
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION ; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ; APPENDIX II: CITATIONS ISSUED BY MSHA RELATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF MINES' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS ; APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ; APPENDIX IV. COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ; APPENDIX V: GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES ; CRANDALL CANYON MINE DISASTER ; ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES; PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS ; FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS; CONFERENCING OF CITATIONS.
- CLOSURE ORDERS BELT AIR ; BELT FLAMMABILITY ; SEALING OF ABANDONED/WORKED-OUT AREAS ; COMMUNICATION/TRACKING DEVICES ; MINE INSPECTORS/MINE INSPECTIONS ; REGULATIONS ; INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE BODY ; PROGRAM FUNDING ; SUPPLEMENTAL MINER ACT (S-MINER); CONCLUSION ; "TWO YEARS AFTER THE MINER ACT: HOW SAFE IS MINING TODAY?"; INTRODUCTION ; NIOSH MANDATES UNDER THE MINER ACT ; EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ; FY 2008 APPROPRIATIONS ACT ACTIVITIES ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES.