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DOL/MSHA | RIN: 1219-AA94 | Publication ID: Spring 1999 |
Title: Safety Standards for the Use of Roof-Bolting Machines | |
Abstract: Recent fatalities in underground coal mines involving roof-bolting machines indicate the need to both modify the design of such machines and take additional precautions in their use. MSHA has evaluated roof-bolting machines currently in use focusing on potential hazards to the machine operators during the drilling and roof-bolt installation procedures. MSHA believes that machine design features may contribute to or cause accidents and that changes in machine design and operating procedures would make operating the equipment safer for the machine operator. The Agency issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to obtain additional information and data on mine operators' experiences with these machines. MSHA will consider all comments received on the ANPRM and will determine if rulemaking or some other alternative other than rulemaking can address the problem with roof-bolting machines. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 57 30 CFR 75 | |
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811 |
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Marvin W. Nichols Jr. Director, Office of Standards Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Room 2352, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: nichols-marvin@dol.gov |