Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910 was a United States statute passed for the purposes of establishing the United States Bureau of Mines as a federal agency of the United States Department of the Interior. The Act of Congress authorized investigations of mining methods with an emphasis regarding the safety of miners while recovering combustible fossil fuels and confronting occupational dust exposure.
In 1897, the United States Geological Survey created a mining geology program providing geological studies of mining districts (e.g., Comstock Lode and Leadville mining district) and examinations relevant to efficient mining extraction technologies of fossil fuel and precious metal materials.[1] The 1910 public law commissioned the United States Bureau of Mines to conduct future investigations of mining accidents exempting the United States Geological Survey.[2][3]
The H.R. 13915 bill was passed by the 61st United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the President William Howard Taft on May 16, 1910.
Mining Accidents and Federal Regulation Law
The 1910 United States federal law was created as a result of mining disasters where significant human resources perished in underground mining accidents.[4]
Federal Experimental Coal Mine Stations
On December 22, 1913, the 63rd United States Congress passed a public law authorizing the United States Treasury to contract the design and development of a Bureau of Mines experimental station within the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5][6][7]
| Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1931 | P.L. 71-842 | 46 Stat. 1518 | S. 5220 | Herbert C. Hoover |
| February 25, 1938 | P.L. 75-436 | 52 Stat. 82 | S. 628 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
See also
Safety Pioneers of Geologic Mining Industry
| Joseph Austin Holmes | George Otis Smith |
| Clarence King | Walter O. Snelling |
United States Legislation & Mining Industry
References
- ^ "The First Quarter-Century". USGS.gov. U.S. Geological Survey - U.S. Department of the Interior.
- ^ Hall, Clarence; Snelling, Walter O. (1907). "Coal-Mine Accidents: Their Causes and Prevention - Bulletin No. 333" (PDF). USGS.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Desborough, Arthur; Meissner, Carl; Watteyne, Victor (1908). "The Prevention Of Mine Explosions: Report and Recommendations - Bulletin 369" (PDF). USGS.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "All Mining Disasters: 1839 to Present". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
- ^ "Federal Mines Experimental Station Act of 1913 ~ P.L. 63-42" (PDF). 38 Stat. 251 ~ Senate Bill 2689. USLaw.Link. December 22, 1913.
- ^ "Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines". NPS Places. National Park Service.
- ^ "MINE EXPLOSIONS MADE TO ORDER TO TEACH SAFETY; Government Proposes to Acquire a Mine and Stage Actual Convulsions for the Benefit of Operators and Lawmakers, and to Prove That Coal Dust Will Explode". The New York Times. January 1, 1911.
Open Flame Illumination & Underground Mining
- "Mining Lights and Hats". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution.
- "Oil-Wick Cap Lamps". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution.
- "Carbide Lamps". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution.
External links
- Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus (1889). "Mining Accidents and Their Prevention". Internet Archive. Scientific Publishing Company.
- "United States Mining Laws, and Regulations Thereunder". Internet Archive. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1901.
- Haynes, John Randolph (1912). "A Federal Mining Commission". Internet Archive. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Fay, Albert H. (1916). "Coal Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1870-1914". Internet Archive. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- U.S. Bureau of Mines (1928). "Dust Explosion Demonstrations". Internet Archive. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- "Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station - Nevada". LOC Photo, Print, Drawing. U.S. Library of Congress. 1941.
- Mainiero, Richard J.; Verakis, Harry C. "A Century of Bureau of Mines/NIOSH Explosives Research" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Tuchman, Robert J.; Brinkley, Ruth F. "A History of The Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh Research Center" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Department of Health and Human Services.
- "History of the Mining Program". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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