Transcript MSHA 2008 • Six Final Rules • Sealing of Abandoned Areas • Mine Rescue Teams • Mine Rescue Team Equipment • Fire Extinguishers in UG.

MSHA 2008
• Six Final Rules
• Sealing of Abandoned Areas
• Mine Rescue Teams
• Mine Rescue Team Equipment
• Fire Extinguishers in UG Coal Mines
• Asbestos Exposure Limit
• Civil Penalties
MSHA 2008
• Three Proposed Rules
• Refuge Alternatives for Underground
Coal Mines
• Alcohol- and Drug-Free Mines
• Belt Materials in Underground Coal
Mining
MINE IMPROVEMENT AND NEW
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT OF 2006
• SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE - MINER Act
• SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE Plans
– "(i) provide for the evacuation of all individuals
endangered
"(ii) provide for the maintenance of individuals trapped
POST-ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS
POST-ACCIDENT TRACKING
POST-ACCIDENT BREATHABLE AIR
POST-ACCIDENT LIFELINES
POST ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS (wireless)
MINER Act
• SEC. 4. MINE RESCUE TEAMS
• SEC. 5. PROMPT INCIDENT NOTIFICATION within
15 minutes of death, entrapment or injury of and
with reasonable potential to cause death
• SEC. 8. PENALTIES.
–Increased maximum
–minimum penalty for 104(d) citation or order
–flagrant violation means a reckless or repeated failure
MINER Act
• SEC. 10. SEALING OF ABANDONED AREAS
• SEC. 13. RESEARCH CONCERNING REFUGE
ALTERNATIVES
FOR 2009
• Proposed Rule Stage
– Criteria for Proposed Assessment for Civil
Penalties
– Coal Mine Dust Personal Monitors
FOR 2009
• Prerule Stage
– Occupational Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
(Lowering Exposure Limit)
– Explosives and Blasting
– Coal Mine Respirable Dust
2009 and Beyond ?
• Increased emphasis on Health
100% Plan 2008
• First time in the 31-year history of MSHA
that the agency has completed 100% of
mandated E01 inspections.
Fatality Rates
Coal - Fatality Rates
CY 2000 - 2007
.0500
.0450
.0400
.0393
.0402
.0400
.0350
.0312
.0279
.0300
.0293
.0273
.0250
.0205
.0200
.0150
.0100
.0050
.0000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Injury Rates
Coal - All-Injury Rates
CY 2000 - 2007
8.00
7.00
6.64
6.03
6.03
6.00
5.38
All-Injury Rate
5.00
4.62
5.00
4.46
4.21
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Calendar Year
2005
2006
2007
Violations per Inspection Hour
For Coal Mines
FY 2000 – FY 2008
0.25
Violations per Inspection Hour
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.20
0.17
0.15
0.14
0.15
0.14
0.15
0.13
0.10
0.05
0.00
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Fiscal Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total Citations and Orders Issued
for Coal Mines
FY 2000 – FY 2008
120,000
Citations and Orders Issued
104,734
100,000
80,000
78,575
2006
2007
67,701
66,518
62,644
61,717
60,000
77,069
56,801
55,300
40,000
20,000
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Fiscal Year
2005
2008
Coal Enforcement Hiring
• MSHA’s goal: 757 FTE coal enforcement
• 365 new inspectors hired since July 2006
• Net gain of 166 full time coal inspectors
• 753 Total Enforcement Personnel
Federal Mine Safety & Health Act
of 1977
• SEC. 2. Congress declares that–
• (a) the first priority and concern of all in the coal
or other mining industry must be the health and
safety of its most precious resource--the miner;
• (e) the operators of such mines with the
assistance of the miners have the primary
responsibility to prevent the existence of such
conditions and practices in such mines
Next Steps
• More to do
• Ultimate goal: No injuries, no fatalities,
and an end to occupational illness