Mine Safety and Health Amendments

Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Amendment Act... 

Generally, the fatality incident rate declined steadily over the years since 1911, but it dropped most rapidly after World War II (1946-1950) and following the passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (1971-1975) and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 (1976-1980). There were a few exceptions where progress stalled however, as we wiU discuss in greater detail, a combination of factors has led to enormous strides in increased safety in the twentieth century. 

The combined effect of these statistics led to passage of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 (IhibHc Law 95-164). MSHA summarizes the major provisions of the 1977 act as follows (MSHA 1999) ... 

Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act. Public Law 95-164.1977. 

The 1966 amendments only reached a small portion of the cause.s of fatalitie.s and accidents occurring in mines. The larger number of such occurrences lay outside and beyond the reach of the Federal statute, and was left by Congress to be embraced by State laws and the Bureau of Mines Advisory Coal Mine Safety Code. (The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977). 

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Public Law 91-173 104(d)(1), as amended by Public Law 95-164 [On-line]. Available http //www.msha.gov/REGS/ACT/ACTl. HTM -13act. 

U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee Labor Standards. (1977). To amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act H.R. 4287. March 29, 1977. 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (Hearings). Washington, DC U.S. Govern ment Printing Office. 

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