WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a rule called: Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal Mines.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 25 by Wayne D. Palmer, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Summary: MSHA is removing outdated flame-resistance approval requirements for conveyor belts used in underground coal mines. These requirements are being removed from MSHA's regulations because they contain outdated effective dates and are no longer applicable.
For more information, contact Corliss A. Josephs-Conway, Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA at 202-693-9440 (voice). This ...