David Dye
David Dye
David William Dye FRSwas an English physicist...
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We can all take a moment to congratulate ourselves here today, but only a moment. One mining fatality, one mining injury, one occupational illness is one too many, and you know we still have work to do.
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MSHA and the entire mining community extend our deepest condolences when miners are in danger.
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I am asking miners and management at every mine operation to do the right thing: Take one hour out for safety's sake. This Monday, we urge that extra time be taken, at the beginning of each shift and before the start of any mining activity, to go over the hazards involved with mining and the vital safeguards that need to be taken.
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We will use every tool at our disposal to go after operators that refuse to pay their penalties for mine safety violations, and that includes holding the people who control them personally responsible.
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We are very concerned about what is going on in West Virginia.
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The scheme to maintain traffic on the viaduct is very complicated, and there's a lot of risk associated with it that needs to be more thoroughly evaluated.
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The simple, cost-efficient, just plain effective things, those are the things we are most likely to mandate first.
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Education can be an effective tool in building public awareness and broadcasting our safety message to kids and, in turn, to their parents.
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both a strong marketplace among community hospitals for information technology and our competitive success within that marketplace.
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We are very interested in interviewing Mr. McCloy as part of our investigation, and we hope it would be appropriate to do so soon.
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Much more work needs to be done. But this updates the information and frames the issue for us better. We bracketed the best and worst case.
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MSHA will use all available legal means to ensure the deterrent effect of penalties.
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MSHA will take every step to protect the miners' interest in a fair and open investigation into this tragic accident, including ensuring that the UMWA can participate fully as the miners' representative. We made a commitment to the miners and the families on this. We are elated that the court agreed that the rights of miners' representatives must be protected.
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MSHA vigorously investigates all acts of unlawful conduct that threaten miners' safety and refers those cases involving criminal conduct to the United States Attorney's Office for prosecution.