The National Mining Association (NMA), in partnership with affiliated state associations and various regional organizations, hosted five workshops designed to assist coal companies implement the provisions of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act that President Bush signed into law in mid-June.

The workshops were open to NMA member companies and all interested parties. Below, please find the presentations for each of the six workshops.

For workshop questions, please email Bruce Watzman at bwatzman@nma.org

Emergency Response & Preparedness Plans

• Emergency Response & Preparedness Plans — Design, Review and Continuing Obligations
  Presented by John Gallick, Foundation Coal Co.
• Emergency Response Presentation
  Presented by Tom Austin, Freeman United Coal Mining Company
• Emergency Response Planning
  Presented by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
• MINER Act Issues
  Presented by Dale Byram, Jim Walter Resources
• Safety in the Spotlight
  Presentation by Frank Linkous, Chief of Mines, Division of Mines, Virginia Department of Mines, Mineral and Energy

Mine Rescue

• Mine Rescue: Past, Present & Future
  Presented by Elizabeth S. Chamberlin, General Manager — Safety, CONSOL Energy Inc.
• Mine Rescue: Past, Present & Future
  Presented by Gary Christensen & John Barton, CMSP
• Mine Rescue in Indiana
  Presented by Don McCorkle & Greg Xanders, Peabody Midwest Training Center
• Mine Rescue in Virginia
  Presented by Mike Willis, Mine Safety Engineer, Division of Mines, Virginia Department of Minerals and Energy
• MINER Act: Mine Rescue Team Obligations
  Presented by Barry Compton, Mine Superintendent, Dickenson-Russell's Laurel Mountain Mine
• Senate Bill Presentation

Communication, Tracking and Breathing Technology

• Presentation by Jeffrey Welsh, Deputy Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Helath, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory

Civil Penalties

• MINER Act Penalties: What's New, What's Not
  Presented by Crowell & Moring LLP, Jackson Kelly PLLC and Patton Boggs LLP

Mine Safety Technology & Training Commission

• Main Presentation