Mine Safety Agency Submits Rule on Mobile Equipment for Review

Preventing miners from getting struck by trucks and other vehicles at mines is the focus of a final rule now under review at the White House.

The rule from the US Mine Safety and Health Administration would require mine operators to establish a written safety program for mobile equipment, trucks, and other powered haulage equipment used at surface mines and outdoor areas of underground mines.

The review by the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs allows industry and worker groups to weigh in before the final rule is issued. No date has been set for the rule’s ...