§ 819. — Posting of orders and decisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC819]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 22--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
Sec. 819. Posting of orders and decisions
(a) Mine office; bulletin board
At each coal or other mine there shall be maintained an office with
a conspicuous sign designating it as the office of such mine. There
shall be a bulletin board at such office or located at a conspicuous
place near an entrance of such mine, in such manner that orders,
citations, notices and decisions required by law or regulation to be
posted, may be posted thereon, and be easily visible to all persons
desiring to read them, and be protected against damage by weather and
against unauthorized removal. A copy of any order, citation, notice or
decision required by this chapter to be given to an operator shall be
delivered to the office of the affected mine, and a copy shall be
immediately posted on the bulletin board of such mine by the operator or
his agent.
(b) Distribution of orders, citations, notices, and decisions
The Secretary shall (1) cause a copy of any order, citation, notice,
or decision required by this chapter to be given to an operator to be
mailed immediately to a representative of the miners in the affected
coal or other mine, and (2) cause a copy thereof to be mailed to the
public official or agency of the State charged with administering State
laws, if any, relating to health or safety in such mine. Such notice,
order, citation, or decision shall be available for public inspection.
(c) Compliance
In order to insure prompt compliance with any notice, order,
citation, or decision issued under this chapter, the authorized
representative of the Secretary may deliver such notice, order,
citation, or decision to an agent of the operator, and such agent shall
immediately take appropriate measures to insure compliance with such
notice, order, citation, or decision.
(d) Filing; designation of health and safety officers
Each operator of a coal or other mine subject to this chapter shall
file with the Secretary the name and address of such mine and the name
and address of the person who controls or operates the mine. Any
revisions in such names or addresses shall be promptly filed with the
Secretary. Each operator of a coal or other mine subject to this chapter
shall designate a responsible official at such mine as the principal
officer in charge of health and safety at such mine, and such official
shall receive a copy of any notice, order, citation, or decision issued
under this chapter affecting such mine. In any case where the mine is
subject to the control of any person not directly involved in the daily
operations of the coal or other mine, there shall be filed with the
Secretary the name and address of such person and the name and address
of a principal official of such person who shall have overall
responsibility for the conduct of an effective health and safety program
at any coal or other mine subject to the control of such person, and
such official shall receive a copy of any notice, order, citation, or
decision issued affecting any such mine. The mere designation of a
health and safety official under this subsection shall not be construed
as making such official subject to any penalty under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91-173, title I, Sec. 109, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 756; Pub. L.
95-164, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1310.)
Amendments
1977--Pub. L. 95-164 substituted provisions relating to the posting
of orders and decisions for provisions setting out an enumeration of
penalties, which provisions, as revised, were transferred to section 820
of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-164 effective 120 days after Nov. 9, 1977,
except as otherwise provided, see section 307 of Pub. L. 95-164, set out
as a note under section 801 of this title.
