2006 Guide to the Sago Mine Disaster Comprehensive Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Coverage Mine Accidents, Plans, Regulations (DVD-ROM)

This unique electronic book on DVD-ROM provides coverage of the January 2006 Sago Coal Mine disaster in West Virginia, which killed 12 miners. The accident trapped the miners in the International Coal Group mine after an explosion on January 2, 2006. Documents from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) include: Questions and Answers on the Sago Mine Accident, The Mine Act, Citations and Orders, Mine Rescue Robot, Mine Emergency Operations. The disc includes a comprehensive collection of the finest federal documents and resources about the Mine Safety and Health Administration (part of the Department of Labor). It includes complete information from the government agency in charge of protecting miners, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, along with the agency which conducts research into mine safety issues, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (part of the Centers for Disease Control). There is also extensive information on the spectacular rescue of nine trapped coal miners at the Pennsylvania Quecreek Mine in July 2002. MSHA material includes: Mine Emergency Operations, Mine Rescue Teams, Mine Rescue Contests, Equipment Alerts, Health Hazard Information, Personal Protection Equipment, Noise Rules, Accident Prevention, History, Accident Reports and complete accident and death statistics. This DVD-ROM is packed with over 65,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.