The Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary may prescribe in any coal mine that rescue chambers, properly sealed and ventilated, be erected at suitable locations in the mine to which persons may go in case of an emergency for protection against hazards. Such chambers shall be properly equipped with first aid materials, an adequate supply of air and self-contained breathing equipment, an independent communication system to the surface, and proper accommodations for the persons while awaiting rescue, and such other equipment as the Secretary may require. A plan for the erection, maintenance, and revisions of such chambers and the training of the miners in their proper use shall be submitted by the operator to the Secretary for his approval.
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The Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary may prescribe in any coal mine that rescue chambers, properly sealed and ventilated, be erected at suitable locations in the mine to which persons may go in case of an emergency for protection against hazards. Such chambers shall be properly equipped with first aid materials, an adequate supply of air and self-contained breathing equipment, an independent communication system to the surface, and proper accommodations for the persons while awaiting rescue, and such other equipment as the Secretary may require. A plan for the erection, maintenance, and revisions of such chambers and the training of the miners in their proper use shall be submitted by the operator to the Secretary for his approval.
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§ 901. Congressional findings and declaration of
purpose; short title
(a) Congress finds and declares that there are
a significant number of coal miners living today
who are totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis
arising out of employment in one or more of the
Nation’s coal mines; that there are a number of
survivors of coal miners whose deaths were due
to this disease; and that few States provide ben-
efits for death or disability due to this disease
to coal miners or their surviving dependents. It
is, therefore, the purpose of this subchapter to
provide benefits, in cooperation with the States,
to coal miners who are totally disabled due to
pneumoconiosis and to the surviving dependents
of miners whose death was due to such disease;
and to ensure that in the future adequate bene-
fits are provided to coal miners and their de-
pendents in the event of their death or total dis-
ability due to pneumoconiosis.
(b) This subchapter may be cited as the
‘‘Black Lung Benefits Act’’.
(Pub. L. 91–173, title IV, § 401, Dec. 30, 1969, 83
Stat. 792; Pub. L. 92–303, §§ 3(a), 4(b)(2), May 19,
1972, 86 Stat. 153, 154; Pub. L. 95–239, § 16, Mar. 1,
1978, 92 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 97–119, title II,
§ 203(a)(4), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1644.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–119 struck out ‘‘or who
were totally disabled by this disease at the time of
their deaths’’ after ‘‘due to this disease’’ and ‘‘due to
such disease’’.
1978—Pub. L. 95–239 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1972—Pub. L. 92–303, § 3(a), inserted ‘‘or who were to-
tally disabled by this disease at the time of their
deaths’’ after ‘‘disease’’ the first and third times it ap-
peared and struck out ‘‘underground’’ before ‘‘coal
mines’’.
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