mine-safety · Mine Safety and Health Administration · Published 2013-01-23 · Effective 2013-03-25 · 78 FR 5056
Document
Document number
2013-01250
Federal Register citation
78 FR 5056
CFR reference
30 CFR 104
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mine-safety
Sub-agency
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Publication date
2013-01-23
Effective date
2013-03-25
Abstract
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising the Agency's existing regulation for pattern of violations (POV). MSHA has determined that the existing regulation does not adequately achieve the intent of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) that the POV provision be used to address mine operators who have demonstrated a disregard for the health and safety of miners. Congress included the POV provision in the Mine Act so that mine operators would manage health and safety conditions at mines and find and fix the root causes of significant and substantial (S&S) violations, protecting the health and safety of miners. The final rule simplifies the existing POV criteria, improves consistency in applying the POV criteria, and more effectively achieves the Mine Act's statutory intent. It also encourages chronic safety violators to comply with the Mine Act and MSHA's health and safety standards.