Senators to Consider Mine Safety Bill: ; Measure Would Require Miners to Have at Least Two Hours of Oxygen Available

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WASHINGTON - Senators announced a legislative deal that they said would make coal mining safer, including requiring more oxygen to be stored underground in reaction to the Sago mine disaster that killed 12 miners in West Virginia in January.

The Senate committee that oversees mine safety issues is expected to consider the bill today. The measure would require miners to have at least two hours of oxygen available instead of one as under the current policy. It also would require mine operators to store extra oxygen packs along escape routes.

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Senators to Consider Mine Safety Bill: ; Measure Would Require Miners to Have at Least Two Hours of Oxygen Available

The proposal would require that any emergency air supplies stashed in mines be monitored for reliability. Randal McCloy Jr., the only miner who survived at Sago, has said tha...

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