MSHA News Release: [04/20/2006]
Contact: Dirk Fillpot Amy Louviere
Phone: (202) 693-9406 (202) 693-9423
Release Number 06-708-DEN
Mine Safety Agency to Hold Public Hearing in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold a public hearing on the Emergency Temporary Standard for Mine Evacuation April 24 at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, in Lakewood. The standard was issued March 9 to improve protection of miners during and after underground coal mine accidents and evacuations.
MSHA's emergency temporary standard is aimed at strengthening mine safety practices in four key areas: training, accident notification requirements for mine operators, self-contained self-rescue devices and lifelines. This is only the third time since 1978 that MSHA has pursued an emergency temporary standard.
| What: | Mine Safety and Health Administration's Public Hearing on Emergency Temporary Standard for Mine Evacuation |
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| When: | Monday, April 24 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Where: | Sheraton Denver West Hotel 360 Union Boulevard Lakewood, Colo. (303) 987-2000 |
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