Program Policy Letters
| For 2019 | |
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| P19-V-01 | Implementation of Section 2 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 |
| For 2017 | |
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| P17-IV-01 | Suspended Loads (30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.16009) |
| For 2014 | |
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| P14-V-02 | P14-V-02 Technical Citations for Safeguards |
| P14-V-01 | Revised Guidance for Compliance with Post-Accident Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking Requirements of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act) |
| P14-IV-02 | Reissue of P12-IV-01 Safety Belts and Lines (30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.15005) |
| For 2013 | |
|---|---|
| P13-III-01 | Reissue of P11-III-1 - Part 41 Legal Identification Numbers for Auger and Highwall Miner Operators and Providing MSHA Notification of the Relocation of These Portable Mining Operations |
| P13-IV-01 | OSHA’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200) as Compliance with MSHA’s Existing Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard (30 C.F.R. Part 47) |
| P13-V-02 | Reissue of P11-V-05 - Employment Agency Contracting and Part 50 Reporting |
| P13-V-03 | Maintenance of Cutting Bits on Continuous Mining Machines and Longwall Shearers under 30 C.F.R. § 75.1725(a) |
| P13-V-04 | Reissue of P11-V-1; Clarification on Repairs or Maintenance of Machinery, 30 C.F.R. § 75.1725(c) |
| P13-V-05 | Application of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 75.523-2 to Mobile Bridge Carriers Connected to Continuous Miners That Form Component Part of Self-Propelled Electric Face Equipment |
| P13-V-06 | Reissue of P11-V-8; Tests for Methane at the Working Face, Using Extendable Probes or Other Acceptable Means |
| P13-V-07 | Reissue of P11-V-04 - Remote Restarting of Conveyor Belts when a Slip Switch Stops the Belt |
| P13-V-09 | Re-Issue of P11-V-07 - Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking System: Potential Interference of RF Electromagnetic Fields with Electric Blasting Circuits |
| P13-V-10 | Permits for Mining Under Bodies of Water |
| P13-V-11 | Program for Regular Cleanup and Removal of Accumulations of Coal and Float Coal Dust, Loose Coal, and Other Combustibles |
| P13-V-12 | Examination, Evaluation, and Effectiveness of Bleeder Systems |
| For 2012 | |
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| P12-V-01 | Reissue of P09-V-08 - Procedures for Revoking MSHA Certifications to Take Respirable Dust Samples or to Maintain and Calibrate Approved Dust Sampling Devices |
| P12-V-02 | Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of Conveyor Belt Emergency Stop Devices under 30 C.F.R. § 77.502 |
| P12-V-03 | Reporting of Unplanned Roof Falls in Accordance with 30 C.F.R. § 50.10 |
| P12-V-04 | Reissue of P10-V-02 - Requirements of 30 C.F. R. § 75.313 and Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking Systems Operation after an Underground Coal Mine Accident |
| P12-V-05 | Reissue of P10-V-6 - Bleeder System Examinations |
| P12-V-07 | Circuit Identification under 30 C.F.R. § 75.903 and 75.904 |
| For 2011 | |
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| P11-V-10 | Approval Plate for Caterpillar Model 3306 PCNA Diesel Engine |
| P11-V-11 | Approval of Communication and Tracking Devices Required by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act) |
| P11-V-14 | Water Sprinkler Fire Protection of Underground Belt Conveyors and Belt Takeup Storage Units |
| P11-V-15 | Interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 75.1100-1 and 2 Regarding Water Delivery Capability of Coal Mine Waterlines when Fighting a Fire with a Firehose and Nozzle |
| P11-V-16 | Suitability, Safety and Performance of Circuit Breakers |