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2000 News Releases


January
01/06/2000 Mining Deaths Up in 1999
01/07/2000 MSHA Issues 21 Citations in July 1999 Kaiser Aluminum Plant Explosion in Gramercy, La.
01/13/2000 U.S. Miners Gained Safety and Health Ground in 20th Century
February
02/07/2000 Federal Mine Safety Agency Issues Investigative Report on Kaiser Blast
02/22/2000 Electronic System for Filing Miner Training Plans Now Available
02/24/2000 Agency seeking coal miners help in targeting black lung
Thousands of coal miners obtain free chest X-rays
March
03/15/2000 MSHA Levies Half Million Dollar Penalty Against Kaiser Aluminum for Plant Explosion
April
04/04/2000 Most eligible in Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
More U.S. Coal Miners Now Eligible for Free Chest X-rays to Detect Lung Disease
04/06/2000 Mine Operators May Now File Required Information over the Internet
04/17/2000 MSHA Kicks Off National "Stay Out–Stay Alive" Safety Campaign
May
05/11/2000 Quick Thinking, Rescue Devices Save Two Miners' Lives
June
06/09/2000 Nation's Coal Miners Take Advantage of Labor Department's Free Chest X-rays
06/14/2000 MSHA Launches Comprehensive Outreach Program at 38 Northern Nevada Mines
06/19/2000 Mock Mine Disaster Puts Rescue Teams in Top Form for Actual Mine Emergencies
06/20/2000 MSHA Launches Accident Reduction Program in Appalachian Coalfields
06/23/2000 Mining Community Notified of Problems With Emergency Breathing Device
06/23/2000 Eastern Associated Coal's Southern Appalachia Mine Takes Top Honors in Coal Mine Rescue Contest
July
07/06/2000 "Cornerstone" of Changes Designed to End Black Lung
FEDERAL AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSALS ON COAL MINE DUST MONITORING
07/10/2000 MINE ACADEMY INITIATES SAFETY AND HEALTH LECTURE SERIES
07/17/2000 Five Teams from Nevada in Competition
More than 30 Teams Worldwide to Face Off in National/International Mine Rescue Contest
07/18/2000 MSHA Offers Mine Safety Training in Northern Nevada
07/19/2000 Increase in Drownings at Active and Abandoned Mines Prompts Warning
07/21/2000 Rescue Teams from Wyoming, New Mexico TakeTop Honors in National/International Mine Rescue Contest
07/24/2000 MSHA Monitoring Today's Re-entry into CONSOL Energy's Loveridge Mine
August
08/02/2000 New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.
08/04/2000 New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For Monday in Prestonburg, Ky.
08/11/2000 New Rules Designed to End Black Lung
Federal Hearing on New Coal Mine Dust Control Rule Set For Monday in Salt Lake City, Ut.
08/25/2000 MSHA Urges Miners to Keep Cool
September
09/07/2000 Mining Operations Recognized For Outstanding Safety Records
09/18/2000 Mining Fatalities Continue at ‘99 Rate
09/18/2000 Media Advisory
09/27/2000 MSHA to Publish Rule Addressing Hazardous Chemicals Used in Mining
09/29/2000 Tests Aimed at Ending Black Lung
Thousands More U.S. Coal Miners Newly Eligible for Free Chest X-rays
October
10/17/2000 Electronic System for Filing Miner Training Plans Now Available
10/19/2000 New toll-free number announced
MSHA to Conduct Thorough Inspections of Coal Mine Impoundments
10/23/2000 Winter's Approach Heightens Mine Explosion Concern
10/25/2000 Agency also listing impoundment locations on Webpage
MSHA Making Impoundment Documents Available for Public Viewing
November
There were none issued.
December
12/14/2000 Kaiser, MSHA Agree to $513,000 Settlement with New Safety Measures





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