# Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2008-12-31 · Effective 2009-03-02 · 73 FR 80656
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-30669
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 80656
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 7
- **Publication date:** 2008-12-31
- **Effective date:** 2009-03-02
## Abstract

The final rule establishes the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) requirements for refuge alternatives in underground coal mines and the training of miners in their use. It includes testing and approval requirements. The final rule implements section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006. Consistent with the MINER Act, it includes MSHA's response to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Report on Refuge Alternatives.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-30669/refuge-alternatives-for-underground-coal-mines)
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