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Significant And Substantial: The History And Continuing Evolution Of One Of The Mine Safety And Health Administration's Principal Enforcement Tools, Maxwell Multer Apr 2013

Significant And Substantial: The History And Continuing Evolution Of One Of The Mine Safety And Health Administration's Principal Enforcement Tools, Maxwell Multer

West Virginia Law Review

The cornerstone of the graduated enforcement scheme enacted to ensure safety in America's mines, significant and substantial has long been one of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's principal enforcement tools. In the 1969 Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, Congress mandated that when a federal mine inspector issues a citation for a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard, the inspector must indicate whether the violation is one that "could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard." While Congress provided minimal guidance as to what it intended and …


The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck Sep 2008

The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck

West Virginia Law Review

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Mining Mining Data: Bringing Empirical Analysis To Bear On The Regulation Of Safety And Health In U.S. Mining, Alison D. Morantz Sep 2008

Mining Mining Data: Bringing Empirical Analysis To Bear On The Regulation Of Safety And Health In U.S. Mining, Alison D. Morantz

West Virginia Law Review

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Free Markets, Individual Liberties And Safe Coal Mines: A Post-Sago Perspective, C. Gregory Ruffennach Sep 2008

Free Markets, Individual Liberties And Safe Coal Mines: A Post-Sago Perspective, C. Gregory Ruffennach

West Virginia Law Review

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Integrating Technology To Improve Mine Safety In The Wake Of Recent Mine Disasters, Jeffery L. Kohler Sep 2008

Integrating Technology To Improve Mine Safety In The Wake Of Recent Mine Disasters, Jeffery L. Kohler

West Virginia Law Review

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Let's Not Abandon What Works, Edward Chair Sep 2008

Let's Not Abandon What Works, Edward Chair

West Virginia Law Review

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Dedication, Joyce E. Mcconnell Sep 2008

Dedication, Joyce E. Mcconnell

West Virginia Law Review

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Approaching Coal Mine Safety From A Comparative Law And Interdisciplinary Perspective, Anne Marie Lofaso Sep 2008

Approaching Coal Mine Safety From A Comparative Law And Interdisciplinary Perspective, Anne Marie Lofaso

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.