MSHA - Program Policy Letters

Program Policy Letters

For 2012

P12-V-01 Reissue of P09-V-08 - Procedures for Revoking MSHA Certifications to Take Respirable Dust Samples or to Maintain and Calibrate Approved Dust Sampling Devices

P12-V-02 Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of Conveyor Belt Emergency Stop Devices under 30 C.F.R. § 77.502

P12-V-03 Reporting of Unplanned Roof Falls in Accordance with 30 C.F.R. § 50.10

P12-V-04 Reissue of P10-V-02 - Requirements of 30 C.F. R. § 75.313 and Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking Systems Operation after an Underground Coal Mine Accident

P12-V-05 Reissue of P10-V-6 - Bleeder System Examinations

P12-V-06 Longwall Lighting Cables

Previous Years

For 2011

P11-III-01 Part 41 Legal Identification Numbers for Auger and Highwall Miner Operators and Providing MSHA Notification of the Relocation of These Portable Mining Operations

P11-IV-01 Reissue of P10-IV-3: Examination of working places (30 CFR зз 56/57.18002)

P11-V-01 Clarification on Repairs or Maintenance of Machinery, 30 C.F.R. з 75.1725(c)

P11-V-02 Application of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) з 75.523-2 to Mobile Bridge Carriers Connected to Continuous Miners That Form Component Part of Self-Propelled Electric Face Equipment

P11-V-03 Electric Equipment; Examination, Testing and Maintenance

P11-V-04 Remote Restarting of Conveyor Belts when a Slip Switch Stops the Belt

P11-V-05 Temporary Employment Agency Contracting and Part 50 Reporting

P11-V-06 Check In Ц Check Out System

P11-V-07 Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking System: Potential Interference of RF Electromagnetic Fields with Electric Blasting Circuits

P11-V-08 Tests for Methane at the Working Face, Using Extendable Probes or Other Acceptable Means

P11-V-09 Guidance on Issuance of Orders Under Sections 103(j) and (k) of the Mine Act

P11-V-10 Approval Plate for Caterpillar Model 3306 PCNA Diesel Engine

P11-V-11 Approval of Communication and Tracking Devices Required by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act)

P11-V-12 Re-Issue of P07-V-04 - Revision of MSHA Program Policy Manual, Volume II, Section 18.45 Ц Insulation of Cable Reel and Spooling Devices

P11-V-13 Guidance for Compliance with Post-Accident Two-Way Communications and Electronic Tracking Requirements of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act)

P11-V-14 Water Sprinkler Fire Protection of Underground Belt Conveyors and Belt Takeup Storage Units

P11-V-15 Interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 75.1100-1 and 2 Regarding Water Delivery Capability of Coal Mine Waterlines when Fighting a Fire with a Firehose and Nozzle

P11-V-16 Suitability, Safety and Performance of Circuit Breakers

P11-V-17 Brass Compressed Gas Cylinder Valves and Associated Fittings Used in Refuge Alternatives

For 2010

P10-IV-1 Elevated truck scales at metal and nonmetal mines (30 C.F.R. з 56.9300)

P10-IV-2 Mine Operator Requirements for Exposure Monitoring of Harmful Airborne Contaminants

P10-V-1 Reissue of PPL No. P06-V-10: Implementation of Section 2 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006

P10-V-4 Sampling Sealed Areas with Inert Gas Injection

P10-V-5 Circuit Identification under 30 C.F.R. з 75.903 and 75.904

P10-V-7 Application of 30 C.F.R. Part 75.323(e) to Bleeder Systems

For 2009

P09-V-03 Re-Issue P06-V-11 - Family Liaison and Primary Communicator: Implementation of Section 7 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006

P09-V-06 Safe Use of Welding Equipment on Longwall Mining Systems-Interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 75.1725(a)

P09-V-08 Procedures for Revoking MSHA Certifications to Take Respirable Dust Samples or to Maintain and Calibrate Approved Dust Sampling Devices

P09-V-14 15 psi Stoppings as Structural Components for Refuge Alternatives

For 2008

P08-III-3 Criteria for Issuance and Maintenance of Special Investigation Credentials

P08-IV-1 Enforcement of Diesel Particulate Matter Final Limit at Metal and Nonmetal Underground Mines

P08-V-7 Longwall Lighting Cables