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New safety rules proposed after Blacksville mine disaster
Federal draft regulations respond to the Blacksville No. 1 fire in which nine miners died last July. They require fire and escape drills, Bureau approved evacuation plans, and testing devices for circuit breakers. Rules aim to specify safe movement of mining machines near hot trolley wires and mandate miner training on escape routes. Joseph Serdich backs the plan, noting past lax application of escape requirements.
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Shelby Young
Dominion Post
West Virginia
Blacksville
U.S. Bureau of Mines