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The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-164) amended the Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969. It can be found in the United States Code under Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, Chapter 22, Mine Safety and Health. The S. 717 legislation was passed by the 95th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1977. The law of the United States enacted on November 9, 1977 took effect one hundred and twenty days later. ==Main provisions== *combination of coal, metal and non metal mines under single legislation *retention of separate health and safety standards for coal mining *transfer of enforcement from the Department of Interior to the Department of Labor *renaming of the Mine Enforcement Safety Administration (MESA) as Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) *four annual inspections of underground coal mines *two annual inspections of all surface mines *elimination of advisory standards for metal and nonmetal mines *discontinuation of state enforcement plans *mandating of miner training *requirement of mine rescue teams for all underground mines *provision of increased involvement of miners and their representatives in health and safety activities 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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