Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances

1219-AB87 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Examination of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

The purpose of workplace examinations is to identify and correct conditions that may adversely affect miners’ safety or health before miners are hurt. This final rule requires that an examination of the working place be conducted before miners begin working in that place, that operators notify miners in the affected areas of any conditions found that may adversely affect their safety or health, that operators promptly initiate corrective action, and that a record be made of the examination. The final rule also requires that the examination record include: the name of the person conducting the examination, the date of the examination, the location of all areas examined, a description of each condition found that may adversely affect the safety or health of miners, and the dates of the corrective action. In addition, the final rule requires that mine operators make the examination record available for inspection by authorized representatives of the Secretary and miners' representatives and provide a copy upon request. The Agency reviewed appropriate implementation timeframes and solicited public comment on that issue.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 30 CFR 56 30 CFR 57.18002 30 U.S.C. 811 No NPRM 06/08/2016 81 FR 36818 Notice of Public Hearings 06/08/2016 81 FR 36818 Notice of Change of Start Time for Public Hearings 06/27/2016 81 FR 41485 NPRM Comment Period End 09/01/2016 Public Hearing--Salt Lake City, UT 07/19/2016 Public Hearing--Pittsburgh, PA 07/21/2016 Public Hearing--Arlington, VA 07/26/2016 Public Hearing--Birmingham, AL 08/04/2016 Final Rule 01/23/2017 82 FR 7680 Final Rule Effective 05/23/2017 Proposed Rule; Delay of Effective Date 03/27/2017 82 FR 15173 Proposed Rule; Delay of Effective Date Comment Period End 04/26/2017 Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 05/22/2017 82 FR 23139 Final Rule Effective 10/02/2017 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Sheila McConnell Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 202 693-9440 202 693-9441 mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov 201 12th Street South, Room 4E401, Arlington VA 22202-5452