View Rule
View EO 12866 Meetings | Printer-Friendly Version Download RIN Data in XML |
DOL/MSHA | RIN: 1219-AB78 | Publication ID: Fall 2014 |
Title: Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines | |
Abstract:
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will develop a proposed rule to address the hazards that miners face when working near mobile equipment in underground mines. MSHA has concluded, from investigations of accidents involving mobile equipment and other reports, that action is needed to protect miner safety. Mobile equipment can pin, crush, or strike a miner working near the equipment. Proximity detection technology can prevent these types of accidents. The proposed rule would strengthen the protection for underground miners by reducing the potential of pinning, crushing, or striking hazards associated with working close to mobile equipment. |
|
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
||||||||||||
Statement of Need: Mining is one of the most hazardous industries in this country. Miners continue to be injured or killed resulting from pinning, crushing, or striking accidents involving mobile equipment. Equipment is available to help prevent accidents that cause debilitating injuries and accidental death. |
||||||||||||
Summary of the Legal Basis: Promulgation of this standard is authorized by section 101(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006. |
||||||||||||
Alternatives: No reasonable alternatives to this regulation would be as comprehensive or as effective in eliminating hazards and preventing injuries. |
||||||||||||
Anticipated Costs and Benefits: MSHA will develop a preliminary regulatory economic analysis to accompany the proposed rule. |
||||||||||||
Risks: The lack of proximity detection systems on mobile equipment in underground mines contributes to a higher incidence of debilitating injuries and accidental deaths. |
||||||||||||
Timetable:
|
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Information URL: www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 1219-AB65 | |
Agency Contact: Sheila McConnell Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration 201 12th Street South, Room 4E401, Arlington, VA 22202-5452 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov |