CHAPTER 22 — Mine Safety and Health
89 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL 17 sections
- § 811. — Mandatory safety and health standards
- § 812. — Advisory committees
- § 813. — Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
- § 814. — Citations and orders
- § 815. — Procedure for enforcement
- § 816. — Judicial review of Commission orders
- § 817. — Procedures to counteract dangerous conditions
- § 818. — Injunctions
- § 819. — Posting of orders and decisions
- § 820. — Penalties
- § 821. — Entitlement of miners to full compensation
- § 822. — Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor
- § 823. — Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- § 823a. — Principal office in District of Columbia; proceedings held elsewhere
- § 824. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 825. — Mandatory health and safety training
- § 826. — Limitation on certain liability for rescue operations
SUBCHAPTER II — INTERIM MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS 6 sections
- § 841. — Mandatory health standards for underground mines; enforcement; review; purpose
- § 842. — Dust concentration and respiratory equipment
- § 843. — Medical examinations
- § 844. — Rock dust and gas hazards; controls
- § 845. — Dust standards in presence of quartz
- § 846. — Noise standards; promulgation of new standards; tests; procedures; protective devices
SUBCHAPTER III — INTERIM MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINES 18 sections
- § 861. — Mandatory safety standards for underground mines
- § 862. — Roof support
- § 863. — Ventilation
- § 864. — Combustible materials and rock dusting
- § 865. — Electrical equipment
- § 866. — Trailing cables
- § 867. — Grounding of equipment
- § 868. — Underground high-voltage distribution
- § 869. — Underground low- and medium-voltage alternating current circuits
- § 870. — Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires
- § 871. — Fire protection
- § 872. — Maps
- § 873. — Blasting and explosives
- § 874. — Hoisting and mantrips
- § 875. — Emergency shelters; construction; contents; implementation plans
- § 876. — Communication facilities; locations and emergency response plans
- § 877. — General safety provisions
- § 878. — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER IV — BLACK LUNG BENEFITS 27 sections
Part A — General Provisions 4 sections
Part B — Claims for Benefits Filed on or Before December 31, 1973 6 sections
Part C — Claims for Benefits After December 31, 1973 17 sections
- § 931. — Benefits under State workmen’s compensation laws
- § 932. — Failure to meet workmen’s compensation requirements
- § 932a. — Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits
- § 933. — Duties of operators in States not qualifying under workmen’s compensation laws
- § 934. — “Fund” defined; liability of operators to United States for repayments to fund; procedures applicable; rate of interest
- § 934a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–119, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1638
- § 935. — Utilization of services of State and local agencies
- § 936. — Regulations and reports
- § 937. — Contracts and grants
- § 938. — Miners suffering from pneumoconiosis; discrimination prohibited
- § 939. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 940. — Applicability of amendments to part B of this subchapter to this part
- § 941. — Penalty for false statements or representations
- § 942. — Miner benefit entitlement reports; penalty for failure or refusal to file
- § 943. — Black lung insurance program
- § 944. — Statement of reasons for denial of claim
- § 945. — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1926
SUBCHAPTER V — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 17 sections
- § 951. — Studies and research
- § 951a. — Health, Safety, and Mining Technology Research program
- § 952. — Training and education
- § 953. — Assistance to States
- § 954. — Appointment of administrative personnel and inspectors; qualifications; training programs
- § 955. — State laws
- § 956. — Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
- § 957. — Promulgation of regulations
- § 958. — Annual reports to Congress; contents
- § 959. — Study of coordination of Federal and State activities; report
- § 960. — Limitation on issuance of temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
- § 961. — Functions transferred under 1977 amendments
- § 962. — Acceptance of contributions and prosecution of projects; cooperative programs to promote health and safety education and training; recognition and funding of Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association; use of funds for costs of mine rescue and survival operations
- § 963. — Technical Study Panel
- § 964. — Scholarships
- § 965. — Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
- § 966. — Retention of fees