Section 301 - Commission and office responsibilities.

UT Code § 40-2-301 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) The commissioner shall: (a) direct the state's efforts to promote coal mine safety; and (b) participate with the Mine Safety and Health Administration in an investigation of a major coal mine accident in Utah.

(a) direct the state's efforts to promote coal mine safety; and

(b) participate with the Mine Safety and Health Administration in an investigation of a major coal mine accident in Utah.

(2) The commission shall establish by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act: (a) a system consistent with Section 40-2-302 to receive, evaluate, and act on a report of an alleged unsafe condition at a coal mine; and (b) requirements for a coal mine operator regarding notification of a coal mine accident as part of a coal mine operator's emergency response plan.

(a) a system consistent with Section 40-2-302 to receive, evaluate, and act on a report of an alleged unsafe condition at a coal mine; and

(b) requirements for a coal mine operator regarding notification of a coal mine accident as part of a coal mine operator's emergency response plan.

(3) The office may: (a) conduct one or more studies to promote coal mine safety; (b) cooperate with educational and other organizations to promote mining engineering and mine safety training; (c) establish a cooperative relationship with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to promote coal mine safety in Utah; (d) serve as the lead state agency in developing and implementing state and local response and communication plans for major coal mine accidents in Utah; and (e) implement the notification requirements established under Subsection (2)(b).

(a) conduct one or more studies to promote coal mine safety;

(b) cooperate with educational and other organizations to promote mining engineering and mine safety training;

(c) establish a cooperative relationship with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to promote coal mine safety in Utah;

(d) serve as the lead state agency in developing and implementing state and local response and communication plans for major coal mine accidents in Utah; and

(e) implement the notification requirements established under Subsection (2)(b).