Sec. 506. Additional training
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Section 115 (30 U.S.C. 825) is further amended by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection
(f)and inserting after subsection
(d)the following: The Secretary is authorized to issue an order requiring that an operator of a coal or other mine provide additional training beyond what is otherwise required by law, and specifying the time period within which such training shall be provided, if the Secretary finds that— a serious or fatal accident has occurred at such mine; or such mine has experienced accident and injury rates, citations for violations of this Act (including mandatory health or safety standards or regulations promulgated under this Act), citations for significant and substantial violations, or withdrawal orders issued under this Act, at a rate above the average for mines of similar size and type; and additional training would benefit the health and safety of miners at the mine. If the operator fails to provide training ordered under paragraph
(1)within the specified time, the Secretary shall issue an order requiring such operator to cause all affected persons, except those persons referred to in section 104(c), to be withdrawn, and to be prohibited from entering such mine, until such operator has provided such training. . Section 104(g)(2) ( 30 U.S.C. 814(g)(2) ) is amended by striking under paragraph
(1)both places it appears and inserting under paragraph
(1)or section 115(e) . Section 115(a) ( 30 U.S.C. 825(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: each miner in an underground coal mine shall receive quarterly training on the use of self-rescue devices, which shall be conducted in circumstances that approximate actual operating circumstances as closely as practicable, including practice during production events and during shift changes. .
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