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30 U.S.C. § 954 — Studies and research
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**(a) Appropriate projects** The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, shall conduct such studies, research, experiments, and demonstrations as may be appropriate—
(1) to improve working conditions and practices in coal or other mines, and to prevent accidents and occupational diseases originating in the coal or other mining industry;
(2) to develop new or improved methods of recovering persons in coal or other mines after an accident;
(3) to develop new or improved means and methods of communication from the surface to the underground area of a coal or other mine;
(4) to develop new or improved means and methods of reducing concentrations of respirable dust in the mine atmosphere of active workings of the coal or other mine;
(5) to develop epidemiological information to (A) identify and define positive factors involved in occupational diseases of miners, (B) provide information on the incidence and prevalence of pneumoconiosis and other respiratory ailments of miners, and (C) improve mandatory health standards;
(6) to develop techniques for the prevention and control of occupational diseases of miners, including tests for hypersusceptibility and early detection;
(7) to evaluate the effect on bodily impairment and occupational disability of miners afflicted with an occupational disease;
(8) to prepare and publish from time to time, reports on all significant aspects of occupational diseases of miners as well as on the medical aspects of injuries, other than diseases, which are revealed by the research carried on pursuant to this subsection;
(9) to study the relationship between coal or other mine environments and occupational diseases of miners;
(10) to develop new and improved underground equipment and other
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**(a) Appropriate projects** The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, shall conduct such studies, research, experiments, and demonstrations as may be appropriate—
(1) to improve working conditions and practices in coal or other mines, and to prevent accidents and occupational diseases originating in the coal or other mining industry;
(2) to develop new or improved methods of recovering persons in coal or other mines after an accident;
(3) to develop new or improved means and methods of communication from the surface to the underground area of a coal or other mine;
(4) to develop new or improved means and methods of reducing concentrations of respirable dust in the mine atmosphere of active workings of the coal or other mine;
(5) to develop epidemiological information to (A) identify and define positive factors involved in occupational diseases of miners, (B) provide information on the incidence and prevalence of pneumoconiosis and other respiratory ailments of miners, and (C) improve mandatory health standards;
(6) to develop techniques for the prevention and control of occupational diseases of miners, including tests for hypersusceptibility and early detection;
(7) to evaluate the effect on bodily impairment and occupational disability of miners afflicted with an occupational disease;
(8) to prepare and publish from time to time, reports on all significant aspects of occupational diseases of miners as well as on the medical aspects of injuries, other than diseases, which are revealed by the research carried on pursuant to this subsection;
(9) to study the relationship between coal or other mine environments and occupational diseases of miners;
(10) to develop new and improved underground equipment and other sources of power for such equipment which will provide greater safety;
(11) to determine, upon the written request by any operator or authorized representative of miners, specifying with reasonable particularity the grounds upon which such request is made, whether any substance normally found in a coal or other mine has potentially toxic effects in the concentrations normally found in the coal or other mine or whether any physical agents or equipment found or used in a coal or other mine has potentially hazardous effects, and shall submit such determinations to both the operators and miners as soon as possible; and
(12) for such other purposes as they deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Responsibility for carrying out prescribed activities** Activities under this section in the field of coal or other mine health shall be carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [[29 U.S.C. 651](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section651&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and activities under this section in the field of coal or other mine safety shall be carried out by the Secretary of the Interior in coordination with the Secretary.
**(c) Contracting with and grants to public and private agencies; availability of information; exceptions** In carrying out the provisions for research, demonstrations, experiments, studies, training, and education under this section and sections 861(b) and 952(a) of this title, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services in coordination with the Secretary may enter into contracts with, and make grants to, public and private agencies and organizations and individuals. No research, demonstrations, or experiments shall be carried out, contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, unless all information, uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research, demonstrations, or experiments will (with such exception and limitation, if any, as the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in coordination with the Secretary may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public.
**(d) Prevention of diseases affecting persons working with mine products** The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall also conduct studies and research into matters involving the protection of life and the prevention of diseases in connection with persons, who although not miners, work with, or around the products of, coal or other mines in areas outside of such mines and under conditions which may adversely affect the health and well-being of such persons.
**(e) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as may be necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this section and [section 861(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section861/b&num=0&edition=prelim) at an annual rate of not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter. There is authorized to be appropriated annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services such sums as may be necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this chapter. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
**(f) Exceptions to mandatory health and safety standards for improving techniques and equipment** The Secretary is authorized to grant on a mine-by-mine basis an exception to any mandatory health or safety standard under this chapter for the purpose of permitting, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, accredited educational institutions the opportunity for experimenting with new and improved techniques and equipment to improve the health and safety of miners. No such exception shall be granted unless the Secretary finds that the granting of the exception will not adversely affect the health and safety of miners and publishes his findings.
**(g) Grants for research and development of respiratory equipment** The Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to make grants to any public or private agency, institution, or organization, and operators or individuals for research and experiments to develop effective respiratory equipment.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established a Technical Study Panel (referred to in this section as the “Panel”) which shall provide independent scientific and engineering review and recommendations with respect to the utilization of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in underground coal mining.
**(b) Membership** The Panel shall be composed of—
(1) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Associate Director of the Office of Mine Safety;
(2) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health; and
(3) two individuals, one to be appointed jointly by the majority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and one to be appointed jointly by the minority leader of the Senate and House of Representatives, each to be appointed prior to the sine die adjournment of the second session of the 109th Congress.
**(c) Qualifications** Four of the six individuals appointed to the Panel under subsection (b) shall possess a masters or doctoral level degree in mining engineering or another scientific field demonstrably related to the subject of the report. No individual appointed to the Panel shall be an employee of any coal or other mine, or of any labor organization, or of any State or Federal agency primarily responsible for regulating the mining industry.
**(d) Report**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after the date on which all members of the Panel are appointed under subsection (b), the Panel shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee
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**(a)** The Congress finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to, interstate commerce in terms of lost production, wage loss, medical expenses, and disability compensation payments.
**(b)** The Congress declares it to be its purpose and policy, through the exercise of its powers to regulate commerce among the several States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources—
(1) by encouraging employers and employees in their efforts to reduce the number of occupational safety and health hazards at their places of employment, and to stimulate employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for providing safe and healthful working conditions;
(2) by providing that employers and employees have separate but dependent responsibilities and rights with respect to achieving safe and healthful working conditions;
(3) by authorizing the Secretary of Labor to set mandatory occupational safety and health standards applicable to businesses affecting interstate commerce, and by creating an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for carrying out adjudicatory functions under this chapter;
(4) by building upon advances already made through employer and employee initiative for providing safe and healthful working conditions;
(5) by providing for research in the field of occupational safety and health, including the psychological factors involved, and by developing innovative methods, techniques, and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems;
(6) by exploring ways to discover la
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Congress declares that—
**(a)** the first priority and concern of all in the coal or other mining industry must be the health and safety of its most precious resource—the miner;
**(b)** deaths and serious injuries from unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in the coal or other mines cause grief and suffering to the miners and to their families;
**(c)** there is an urgent need to provide more effective means and measures for improving the working conditions and practices in the Nation’s coal or other mines in order to prevent death and serious physical harm, and in order to prevent occupational diseases originating in such mines;
**(d)** the existence of unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in the Nation’s coal or other mines is a serious impediment to the future growth of the coal or other mining industry and cannot be tolerated;
**(e)** the operators of such mines with the assistance of the miners have the primary responsibility to prevent the existence of such conditions and practices in such mines;
**(f)** the disruption of production and the loss of income to operators and miners as a result of coal or other mine accidents or occupationally caused diseases unduly impedes and burdens commerce; and
**(g)** it is the purpose of this chapter (1) to establish interim mandatory health and safety standards and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to develop and promulgate improved mandatory health or safety standards to protect the health and safety of the Nation’s coal or other miners; (2) to require that each operator of a coal or other mine and every miner in such mine comply with such standards; (3) to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the States in the development and enforcement of effect
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**(a) Programs for operators, agents, and miners** The Secretary shall expand programs for the education and training of operators and agents thereof, and miners in—
(1) the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of accidents or unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in coal or other mines; and
(2) in the use of flame safety lamps, permissible methane detectors, and other means approved by the Secretary for detecting methane and other explosive gases accurately.
**(b) Technical assistance to operators** The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent possible, provide technical assistance to operators in meeting the requirements of this chapter and in further improving the health and safety conditions and practices in coal or other mines.
**(c) National Mine Health and Safety Academy**
(1) The National Mine Health and Safety Academy shall be maintained as an agency of the Department of Labor. The Academy shall be responsible for the training of mine safety and health inspectors under [section 954 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section954&num=0&edition=prelim), and in training of technical support personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration established under [section 557a of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section557a&num=0&edition=prelim); and for any other training programs for mine inspectors, mining personnel, or other persons as the Secretary of Labor shall designate. In performing this function, the Academy shall have the authority to enter into cooperative educational and training agreements with educational institutions, State governments, labor organizations, and mine operators and related industries. Such training shall be conducted by the Academy i
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 651
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1978—Pub. L. 95–256 struck out ‘‘, not in excess of
$5,000,000 for any fiscal year,’’ after ‘‘sums’’.
1974—Pub. L. 93–259, § 28(a)(5), increased appropria-
tions authorization to $5,000,000 from $3,000,000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–259 effective May 1, 1974,
see section 29(a) of Pub. L. 93–259, set out as a note
under section 202 of this title.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions relating to age discrimination administra-
tion and enforcement vested by this section in Sec-
retary of Labor or Civil Service Commission trans-
ferred to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 2, 43 F.R. 19807, 92 Stat.
3781, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees, effective Jan. 1, 1979, as pro-
vided by section 1–101 of Ex. Ord. No. 12106, Dec. 28, 1978,
44 F.R. 1053.
CHAPTER 15—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH
Sec.
651.
Congressional statement of findings and dec-
laration of purpose and policy.
652.
Definitions.
653.
Geographic applicability; judicial enforce-
ment; applicability to existing standards;
report to Congress on duplication and co-
ordination of Federal laws; workmen’s com-
pensation law or common law or statutory
rights, duties, or liabilities of employers
and employees unaffected.
654.
Duties of employers and employees.
655.
Standards.
656.
Administration.
657.
Inspections,
investigations,
and
record-
keeping.
658.
Citations.
659.
Enforcement procedures.
660.
Judicial review.
661.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Com-
mission.
662.
Injunction proceedings.
663.
Representation in civil litigation.
664.
Disclosure
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 954
plant, existing State coal or other mine health
and safety programs; and
(9) meets additional conditions which the
Secretary may prescribe in furtherance of, and
consistent with, the purposes of this section.
(c) Approval by Secretary; notice and hearing
The Secretary shall not finally disapprove any
State application or modification thereof with-
out first affording the State agency reasonable
notice and opportunity for a public hearing.
(d) Review by Court of Appeals; conclusiveness
of findings of Secretary; filing of petition
Any State aggrieved by a decision of the Sec-
retary under subsection (b) or (c) of this section
may file within thirty days from the date of
such decision with the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia a petition
praying that such action be modified or set
aside in whole or in part. The court shall hear
such appeal on the record made before the Sec-
retary. The decision of the Secretary incor-
porating his findings of fact therein, if sup-
ported by substantial evidence on the record
considered as a whole, shall be conclusive. The
court may affirm, vacate, or remand the pro-
ceedings to the Secretary for such further ac-
tion as it directs. The filing of a petition under
this subsection shall not stay the application of
the decision of the Secretary, unless the court
so orders. The provisions of section 816(a), (b),
and (c) of this title shall not be applicable to
this section.
(e) Programs to train State inspectors
Any State application or modification thereof
submitted to the Secretary under this section
may include a program to train State inspec-
tors.
(f) Cooperation in implementation of programs;
exchange of reports between States
The Sec
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