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Senate mine safety hearing Witnesses included at today's hearing before a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on mine safety, according to Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.: n Federal Mine Safety and Health Administrator David Dye,... Published: Monday, January 23, 2006 Words: 991
Gov. Joe Manchin named Ron Wooten, a lawyer and former Consol Energy safety chief from Preston County, as the state's new mining safety director. "Ron Wooten is a recognized figure in the mine safety community," Manchin said. "I appreciate... Published: Friday, September 01, 2006 Words: 660
THE safety record of the coal industry has steadily improved in recent years, but as the tragic events of the last month have shown, it is not good enough. Last year, 22 coal miners died in the United States. Three were West Virginians.... Published: Friday, February 03, 2006 Words: 369
West Virginia mine safety director Doug Conaway has announced he will resign as soon as Gov. Joe Manchin can name a replacement. Conaway said Tuesday he was ready to try something different after more than 20 years in state government.... Published: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Words: 375
A child safety seat checkup will be at Toys R Us this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsors include the Charleston Police Department and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. The police department will have certified safety seat... Published: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 Words: 186
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Mine-safety legislation was revised to add an extra yearly state inspection of Kentucky coal mines, and emerged from a House panel with backing from groups representing coal operators and union miners. Both sides termed... Published: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Words: 521
Nearly one in five Americans fails to regularly wear safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, according to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Among those least likely to buckle up -... Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Words: 301
Federal mine safety officials will be called to testify at a Jan. 19 Senate subcommittee hearing into the Sago Mine disaster, West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd said. "The families of the Sago miners deserve to know what happened in that... Published: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Words: 356
Highlights of mine safety bill n Require operators to issue a "wireless emergency communication device" to each person underground. The device must be able to receive emergency communications from the surface at any location in the... Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Words: 1005
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thousands of West Virginia miners got safety lectures at the start of their shifts and officials began a round of inspections across the No. 2 coal-producing state in a "time-out" urged by the governor. Sixteen... Published: Friday, February 03, 2006 Words: 671
