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State Reg. .~ HEALTH AND SAFETY Seneco II Mine falls under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, PL 95-164. The Mine Safety and Health Administration, the enforcement agency, is a part of fhe U.S. Department of Labor. MSHA is required to inspect and enforce The Code of Federal Regulations 30 which includes Parts 48, 71, and 77. Part 48 sets forth the requirements for obtaining approval of training programs and specifies the type of training including: new employee orientation for non-experienced miners, orientation of newly employed experienced miners, annual refresher course for all miners, hazard training for non-employees coming onto mine property and task training for employees who are assigned new jobs temporarily. Part 71 of CFR 30 sets forth standards for dust, noise, sanitary toilet facilities, change rooms, sanitary toilet facilities at surface work areas, •~ and drinking water. These standords are spelled out in terms of the concentration of respirable dust to which a miner can be exposed and the general requirements for noise level exposure. The size, location, and number of the change rooms, sanitary flush toilets, portable toilets, showers, hand lavatories, and lockers are based on the number of employees. An adequate supply of drinking water and cups shall be provided in marked disinfected containers. Part 77 deals with the mandatory safety standards. This Part is divided into 20 subparts with sections under each subpart. The subparts listed are qualified and Certified Persons, Surface Installations, Thermal Dryers, Safeguards for Mechanical Equipment, Electrical Equipment- General, Training Cables, Grounding, Surface High-Voltage Distribution, Low and Medium-Voltage Alternating Current Circuits, Ground Control, Fire Protection, Maps, Explosives and Blasting, Man Hoisting, Auger Mining, Loading and Haulage, Miscellaneous, Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires, Slope and Shaft Sinking and Approved Books and Records. 2-12