§819 Posting of orders and decisions

Summary

Every mine must keep a marked office and a protected, easy-to-see notice board near an entrance. Copies of any required orders, citations, notices, or decisions must be delivered to that office and posted on the board right away so everyone can read them. The Secretary must also mail a copy immediately to the miners’ representative at the mine and to any state official or agency that handles mine health or safety, and those papers must be open for the public to see. An authorized representative of the Secretary may hand a notice to an operator’s agent, and that agent must act at once to make sure the notice is followed. Each mine operator must file the mine’s name and address and the operator’s name and address with the Secretary, and update them promptly if they change. The operator must name a main health-and-safety official at the mine who will get copies of notices. If someone who does not run day-to-day operations controls the mine, that person’s name and a principal official responsible for safety must also be filed and will get copies. Naming a safety official does not make that person automatically subject to penalties.