David Dye
David Dye
David William Dye FRSwas an English physicist...
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This year's tragic mine accidents in West Virginia require immediate action to put in place addition safety requirements to help miners successfully evacuate a mine when an emergency occurs.
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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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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.
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MSHA and the state will do all we can to determine what caused this accident so we can continue to improve the safety protections for all miners.
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In order to get to the next level -- to make it down that final slope toward zero -- we must address the difficult questions of what motivates and drives people's decisions and choices about safety and health in the workplace.
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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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This emergency rulemaking will require the use of proven technologies and techniques to help miners evacuate quickly and safely after a mine accident. We are using the emergency temporary standard to get help into the field as fast as possible. MSHA is moving forward on every front to better protect miners' safety and health.
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We are very concerned about what is going on in West Virginia.
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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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both a strong marketplace among community hospitals for information technology and our competitive success within that marketplace.
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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 took strong enforcement action by levying the highest fines possible, and we're disappointed with the decision and are reviewing our options.