3.0.0 4695 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z House H HR 2006-02-01 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-01T18:09:27Z Referred to 2006-02-01T15:00:10Z Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 109 2231 S 2006-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2006-05-01 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2006-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-02-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46-47) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000011 Rep. 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[D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2006-05-23 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2006-05-25 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2006-06-06 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2006-06-27 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2006-09-12 False Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Coal Commerce Department of Labor Electronic government information Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Employee training Employer sanctions Employers' liability Energy Equipment and supplies Executive reorganization Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health Industrial accidents Insurance Law Liability (Law) Mine safety Miners Negligence Occupational health and safety Ombudsman Oxygen Paramedical personnel Rescue work Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Standards Technological innovations Technology transfer Telephone Labor and Employment 00 2006-02-01 Introduced in House 2006-03-01T15:36:17Z Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations prescribed pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to expeditiously provide notification of any accident where rescue and recovery work is necessary.

Requires the Secretary to revise regulations regarding mine rescue teams to: (1) address training and qualifications for team members, rescue equipment and technology, the structure and organization of teams, and the guidelines about liability and insurance issues; and (2) require that mine operators employ rescue teams to provide a rapid response and have a plan for coordination and communication between the rescue teams and local emergency response personnel.

Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to require: (1) each coal mine to maintain at strategic locations sufficient emergency supplies of air and self-contained breathing equipment, and independent means of communication with the surface, for people awaiting rescue; and (2) each operator to implement a communication and electronic tracking system to assist in rescue and to equip each person that enters a mine with certain communication and tracking devices.

Requires the Secretary to revise regulations in order to prohibit belt haulage entries from being used to ventilate active working places in any coal mine.

Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to establish minimum civil penalties for violations: (1) where the operator displays negligence or reckless disregard of a mandatory health or safety standard; and (2) of rescue notification requirements.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish an Office of Science and Technology Transfer within the Mine Safety and Health Administration to conduct research and development to apply advancing sciences and technologies to mines and miner health and safety; (2) review and revise mine health and safety standards with regard to implementing such technologies.

Establishes the position of Miner Ombudsman within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Labor to be responsible for ensuring the safety of mines through information collection and sharing.

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