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the panel's report was not reviewed or cleared by niosh, cdc or hhs prior to its release. all mine operators must take a proactive role to ensure the safety of mine workers. and as the accident investigations have concluded, massey energy's highly noncompliant practices directly caused the explosion at the ubb mine. it is impossible to know how many thousands of deaths have been prevented through msha's enforcement actions. yet in those instances, when the operators' actions caused a disaster, we must understand why, learn from and prevent future occurrences. msha's internal investigation team was thorough and it disclosed fully every deficiency it found in msha's enforcement performance. a review of msha's internal reviews for other mine disasters also reveals a candid and detailed disclosure of shortcomings in msha's enforcement performance. the same or very similar deficiencies show up in many of these internal reviews. and now, as in previous internal reviews, a detailed set of recommendations has been put forth to fix the identified problems. no doubt, those recommend
the panel's report was not reviewed or cleared by niosh, cdc or hhs prior to its release. all mine operators must take a proactive role to ensure the safety of mine workers. and as the accident investigations have concluded, massey energy's highly noncompliant practices directly caused the explosion at the ubb mine. it is impossible to know how many thousands of deaths have been prevented through msha's enforcement actions. yet in those instances, when the operators' actions caused a disaster,...
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also reviewing conclusions and additional ideas of the niosh independent panel. ubb has worked harder to use every tool at its disposal ensures operators a safe and healthful place for miners. we believe our efforts are making a difference. the most effective enforcement tools from the impact inspection which began immediately after the disaster. in 2010 we've kuked more than 400 impact inspections arriving at mines at off hours, prevents unscrupulous operators from giving advance notice and strengthened pattern of violations process to make it as effective as we can under the current regulations. for the first time in history msha placed two mines on pattern violations and seen improvements subject to the pov process. despite efforts, the current system is still flawed. our proposed rule we've announced would address these and make it less effective on what congress intended for it to be. msha beefed up enforcement of critical health and safety requirements, taken regulatory action to improve compliance, required mandatory two-week biannual training of you all f
also reviewing conclusions and additional ideas of the niosh independent panel. ubb has worked harder to use every tool at its disposal ensures operators a safe and healthful place for miners. we believe our efforts are making a difference. the most effective enforcement tools from the impact inspection which began immediately after the disaster. in 2010 we've kuked more than 400 impact inspections arriving at mines at off hours, prevents unscrupulous operators from giving advance notice and...
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violations went undetected, including critic's violations highlighted in the latest niosh report. only a few weeks before the ubb explosion, in fact, m shsha inspectors were underground but the lead inspector only had 13 months experience and obviously miss add number of violations that may have prevented this accident in the first place. while msha definitely fell short it was not for lack of trying. msha issued $1.3 million in penalties prior to the accident. the agency shut down parts of the mine 52 times in the previous year. but these citations didn't change massey's conduct. in fact, rather than fixing problems, msha's penalties were met with litigation, not compliance. at ubb, massey contested 92% of all penalties prior to the explosion. what is clear is that msha was no match for massey or any other mining operation where a corporate greed comes before the health and safety of the workers. today we recognize that
violations went undetected, including critic's violations highlighted in the latest niosh report. only a few weeks before the ubb explosion, in fact, m shsha inspectors were underground but the lead inspector only had 13 months experience and obviously miss add number of violations that may have prevented this accident in the first place. while msha definitely fell short it was not for lack of trying. msha issued $1.3 million in penalties prior to the accident. the agency shut down parts of the...
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we experienced them at niosh. universities, everywhere. everyone is struggling to hire and recruit talented personnel into mining. just to give you an example, msha and niosh both compete for entry level mining engineers. a student coming out of virginia tech or university of kentucky for example starts around 65 to $70,000 a year. we can offer that same graduating student $33,000 a year. now it's easy to see the difficulty we have in competing. it's a big, big problem. >> how do you suggest we remedy it? besides more pay? >> yeah, i think that if we want to be able to recruit and retain competent people, we have to have compensation schedules which don't necessarily match those available outside of the government, but they have to close the gap. >> we'll -- the public sector will never be able to compete with the private sector? >> not fully. but if we're serious about recruiting and retaining quality people in these key positions, something has to be examined and action taken. >> thank you. >> i thank the gentleman. i now recognize the r
we experienced them at niosh. universities, everywhere. everyone is struggling to hire and recruit talented personnel into mining. just to give you an example, msha and niosh both compete for entry level mining engineers. a student coming out of virginia tech or university of kentucky for example starts around 65 to $70,000 a year. we can offer that same graduating student $33,000 a year. now it's easy to see the difficulty we have in competing. it's a big, big problem. >> how do you...
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niosh for other bay area cities have unleased pilot programs san mateo burlingame and san carlos it happensin the status volunteers to keep an eye out for laws and call police the council could vote on the as early as june in moscow as kid does cbs five. >>> is believed to be the first time this happened in the united states. they survive the journey through three patients fearing the standing there in the middle of receiving a kidney from a sister but his body rejected the work and so it was removed and then successfully given to 67 year-old girl and gomez raise back on dialysis and will probably get another transplant. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when our high on the storm will combat we had some trouble, moisture race to the bay area and i did record a one and only lighting bolts is that side of monterey otherwise 1800's fell at sfo and also bread with that as it looked like earlier this evening now everything has tapered off except to have a very light sell rights air over san martine and gilroy it also of st. a little bit some light to moderate rain around 586 1/4 that is developed this is
niosh for other bay area cities have unleased pilot programs san mateo burlingame and san carlos it happensin the status volunteers to keep an eye out for laws and call police the council could vote on the as early as june in moscow as kid does cbs five. >>> is believed to be the first time this happened in the united states. they survive the journey through three patients fearing the standing there in the middle of receiving a kidney from a sister but his body rejected the work and so...
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. >> with that in mind, do you agree with niosh their independent panel recommendation to conduct four complete inspections each year at underground mines as a way to prioritize resources? would that help? >> to finish off the last question, all those cases are shifted off to the u.s. attorney office. to answer the kwekd question, i went to work before there was a minac in this country. i remember the first time a fellow inspector showed up at the mine. it was a game changer. i can tell you from my own personal experience that the two informed mandatory inspection program has saved more miner's lives than probably any other single thing. it's like taking to do -- to strip that away is like taking two brakes off of a car because we don't have as many car wrecks now. this is a fundamental piece of the 1969 mine act. miners were given the most fum protection they have. >> the gentle lady's tame has expired. >> thank you mr. chairman. we appreciate you taking the opportunity to answer your questions. i have a few questions about the inspectors' work especially about the days and hours that
. >> with that in mind, do you agree with niosh their independent panel recommendation to conduct four complete inspections each year at underground mines as a way to prioritize resources? would that help? >> to finish off the last question, all those cases are shifted off to the u.s. attorney office. to answer the kwekd question, i went to work before there was a minac in this country. i remember the first time a fellow inspector showed up at the mine. it was a game changer. i can...
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. >> niosh violation of law and more importantly to me, a profound personal failure. >> i have paid a> new wave of voter i.d. laws are voter suppression. in fact the organization filed a complaint in geneva with the united nations human rights council a body that includes china, cuba and saudi arabia calling the laws, quote, most vicious koshd nate and sinister attacks narrow participation in democracy since the early 20th century. >> it's strictly as a sleight of hand. >> you talk about jim crow, is voter i.d. similar? >> absolutely. even to murder or to lynching. we can argue it's not as violent or bloody. bottom line, what kind of effect does it have. that was in alabama not too long ago. i met a guy that was 75 years old, it took him four days in alabama to get that free photo i.d. we know people are going to forgo voting at all. >> but arthur davis doesn't buy it? >> i never heard a single voter in my 68% african-american district complain to me about i.d. being something that was onerus or burdensome or difficult. >> you never have any voter say, i don't have i.d. i can't vote?
. >> niosh violation of law and more importantly to me, a profound personal failure. >> i have paid a> new wave of voter i.d. laws are voter suppression. in fact the organization filed a complaint in geneva with the united nations human rights council a body that includes china, cuba and saudi arabia calling the laws, quote, most vicious koshd nate and sinister attacks narrow participation in democracy since the early 20th century. >> it's strictly as a sleight of hand....
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>> well niosh reports between, between 1995 and 2002, 907 kids died on farms.o that's well over 100 preventable deaths each year. jenna: do they compare to other type of work that kids do? >> we do know that agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries. it is right up there with construction and mining that is for everybody. and yet we don't allow for children to be out there in those other two industries but we continue to allow children to be out there in agriculture. jenna: some suggest regulations like this are a slippery slope. even with the best intentions some believe that it could be a real intrusion on family life. what do you say to folks say, listen, the government shouldn't be here, not on my family farm? >> well these rules actually do not affect the family farms. these rules are meant for kids that employed on farms by other employers. there has to be employer-employee relationship in order for these rules to apply. family farms, they are going to be untouched. children will still be able to do any type of work at any time at any age on the
>> well niosh reports between, between 1995 and 2002, 907 kids died on farms.o that's well over 100 preventable deaths each year. jenna: do they compare to other type of work that kids do? >> we do know that agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries. it is right up there with construction and mining that is for everybody. and yet we don't allow for children to be out there in those other two industries but we continue to allow children to be out there in agriculture....