Number: RL34429
Title: Coal Mine Safety and Health
Authors: Linda Levine, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report begins by reviewing the record of working conditions in the coal mining industry. It then describes the regulatory regime and recent funding of the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. The report closes with an analysis of current regulatory and legislative initiatives.
Pages: 16
Date: September 5, 2008