Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910 explained

Shorttitle:	Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910
Longtitle:	An Act to establish in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Mines.
Nickname:	Federal Mines Accident Prevention and Safety Act of 1910
Enacted By:	61st
Effective Date:	July 1, 1910
Cite Statutes At Large:	, Chap. 240
Title Amended:	30 U.S.C.: Mineral Lands and Mining
Sections Created:	§ 1 et seq.
Introducedin:	House
Signedpresident:	William Howard Taft
Signeddate:	May 16, 1910

Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910 was a United States statute passed for the purposes of establishing the United States Bureau of Mines as a federal agency of the United States Department of the Interior. The Act of Congress authorized investigations of mining methods with an emphasis regarding the safety of miners while recovering combustible fossil fuels and confronting occupational dust exposure.

In 1897, the United States Geological Survey created a mining geology program providing geological studies of mining districts (e.g., Comstock Lode and Leadville mining district) and examinations relevant to efficient mining extraction technologies of fossil fuel and precious metal materials.^[1] The 1910 public law commissioned the United States Bureau of Mines to conduct future investigations of mining accidents exempting the United States Geological Survey.^{[2] [3]}

The H.R. 13915 bill was passed by the 61st United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the President William Howard Taft on May 16, 1910.

Mining Accidents and Federal Regulation Law

The 1910 United States federal law was created as a result of mining disasters where significant human resources perished in underground mining accidents.^[4]

	1907 Darr Mine disaster
	1909 Cherry Mine disaster
	1911 Banner Mine disaster
	1911 Cross Mountain Mine disaster

Federal Experimental Coal Mine Stations

On December 22, 1913, the 63rd United States Congress passed a public law authorizing the United States Treasury to contract the design and development of a Bureau of Mines experimental station within the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Date of Enactment	Public Law Number	U.S. Statute Citation	U.S. Legislative Bill	U.S. Presidential Administration
March 4, 1931	P.L. 71-842			Herbert C. Hoover
February 25, 1938	P.L. 75-436			Franklin D. Roosevelt

See also

	Mine safety
	Mining accident
	Safety lamp
	Underground mine ventilation
	Underground mining (hard rock)

Safety Pioneers of Geologic Mining Industry

	George Otis Smith
	Walter O. Snelling

United States Legislation & Mining Industry

	Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
	Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972
	Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

Open Flame Illumination & Underground Mining

Web site: Mining Lights and Hats . National Museum of American History . Smithsonian Institution.

Web site: Oil-Wick Cap Lamps . National Museum of American History . Smithsonian Institution.

Web site: Carbide Lamps . National Museum of American History . Smithsonian Institution.

External links

• Web site: Mining Accidents and Their Prevention . Abel . Sir Frederick Augustus . 1889 . Internet Archive . Scientific Publishing Company.
• Web site: United States Mining Laws, and Regulations Thereunder . 1901 . Internet Archive . U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Web site: A Federal Mining Commission . Haynes . John Randolph . 1912 . Internet Archive . U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Web site: Coal Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1870-1914 . Fay . Albert H. . 1916 . Internet Archive . U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Web site: Dust Explosion Demonstrations . U.S. Bureau of Mines . 1928 . Internet Archive . U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Web site: Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station - Nevada . 1941 . LOC Photo, Print, Drawing . U.S. Library of Congress.
• Web site: A Century of Bureau of Mines/NIOSH Explosives Research . Mainiero . Richard J. . Verakis . Harry C. . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . Department of Health and Human Services.
• Web site: A History of The Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh Research Center . Tuchman . Robert J. . Brinkley . Ruth F. . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . Department of Health and Human Services.
• Web site: History of the Mining Program . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . 20 October 2017 . U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The First Quarter-Century . USGS.gov . U.S. Geological Survey - U.S. Department of the Interior.
2. Web site: Coal-Mine Accidents: Their Causes and Prevention - Bulletin No. 333 . Hall . Clarence . Snelling . Walter O. . 1907 . USGS.gov . U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. Web site: The Prevention Of Mine Explosions: Report and Recommendations - Bulletin 369 . Desborough . Arthur . Meissner . Carl . Watteyne . Victor . 1908 . USGS.gov . U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. Web site: All Mining Disasters: 1839 to Present . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
5. Web site: Federal Mines Experimental Station Act of 1913 ~ P.L. 63-42 . December 22, 1913 . 38 Stat. 251 ~ Senate Bill 2689 . USLaw.Link.
6. Web site: Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines . NPS Places . National Park Service.
7. Web site: MINE EXPLOSIONS MADE TO ORDER TO TEACH SAFETY; Government Proposes to Acquire a Mine and Stage Actual Convulsions for the Benefit of Operators and Lawmakers, and to Prove That Coal Dust Will Explode . January 1, 1911 . The New York Times.