Sec. 501. Pre-shift review of mine conditions
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Section 303(d) ( 30 U.S.C. 863(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 30 days after the issuance of the interim final rules promulgated under subparagraph (C), each operator of an underground coal mine shall implement a communication program at the underground coal mine to ensure that each miner entering the mine is made aware, at the start of such miner’s shift, of the current conditions of the mine, including— any conditions that are hazardous or that violate a mandatory health or safety standard or a plan approved under this Act; and the general conditions of that miner’s assigned working section or other area.
In an effort to facilitate the communications described in subparagraph (A), each agent of the operator who is responsible for ensuring the safe and healthful working conditions at the mine, including mine foremen, assistant mine foremen, and mine examiners, shall, upon exiting the mine or workplace, verbally communicate with any oncoming agent replacing the exiting agent on duty in order to update the oncoming agent on the conditions the exiting agent observed during the exiting agent's shift, including any conditions that are hazardous or that violate a mandatory health or safety standard or a plan approved under this Act.
Such communications process shall be completed prior to the start of each shift at the mine and recorded in a book designated for that purpose and available for inspection by all interested parties. In the event the mine operation is idle prior to the start of any shift, the oncoming agent of the operator shall meet with the individual who was responsible for examining the mine to obtain the necessary information. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Robert C.
Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013 , the Secretary shall promulgate interim final rules implementing the requirements of subparagraphs
(A)and (B). .
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