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Escapeways and Refuges in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines

Document Number: 2019-16105

Type: Notice

Date: 2019-07-29

Agency: Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announces the issuance of a Program Policy Letter (PPL) to provide mine operators guidance regarding the existing requirement to provide escapeways for underground metal and nonmetal (MNM) miners to enable them to escape in an emergency and, when they cannot escape, for refuges to enable miners to shelter safely in place until they can be rescued. This guidance responds to questions concerning the location of such refuges under the standard. This guidance is not a rulemaking.

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