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MSHA Marks 40th Anniversary of Landmark Mine Legislation

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 paved way for major reforms
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (Mine Act), which instituted the strongest and most comprehensive occupational safety and health protections that had ever been enacted in the country.