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:: Saturday, April 03, 2004 ::
Mine-safety officials seek tighter controls By GAVIN McCORMICK, AP
Correll said union officials were informed of the seminar three weeks ago. He said there was 'no specific reason' union officials were not put on the agenda, which has been a practice at past MSHA seminars. He said he was disappointed no union officials attended.
Of union criticism that MSHA has cut enforcement under the Bush administration, Correll said, 'We never back away from enforcement, but we have increased our emphasis on education, training and technical support. We think that's the right formula.' Agency officials told seminar participants that coal miners new to a company, even those with experience, are more likely to get hurt or killed. Training programs should be altered to focus on new employees with experience at other mines, they said. More than two in five mine fatalities occur during a worker's first year at a mine, about half of those during a worker's first week, officials said.------------------------------------------- posted 8:53 AM :: reference link ::
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