Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 Evidence

Regulations at Work: Five Rules that Save Workers’ Lives and Protect their Health

07/01/2011

By Justin Feldman, Public Citizen. July 2011.

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in the Coal Mining Industry: Public Health at the Workplace (Subscription Required)

01/01/1991

By James L. Weeks. Annual Review of Public Health. 1991.

Fatality Rates and Regulatory Policies in Bituminous Coal Mining, United States, 1959-1981

11/01/1983

By James L. Weeks and Maier Fox.American Journal of Public Health. November 1983.

Underground Coal Mining Accidents and Government Enforcement of Safety Regulations

07/01/1977

This paper explores the effectiveness of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, the nation's first truly significant mine safety regulatory law. The author finds that the empowered inspectorate created by the law demonstrably lowered death, disabling injury, and non-disabling injury rates.

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Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 Evidence

Regulations at Work: Five Rules that Save Workers’ Lives and Protect their Health

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in the Coal Mining Industry: Public Health at the Workplace (Subscription Required)

Fatality Rates and Regulatory Policies in Bituminous Coal Mining, United States, 1959-1981

Underground Coal Mining Accidents and Government Enforcement of Safety Regulations

Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969