Senator Murray Introduces Legislation to Ensure that Mine Victims' Families Get the Best Information First
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Issues: Family Natural Resources
Senator Murray Introduces Legislation to Ensure that Mine Victims' Families Get the Best Information First
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation yesterday (10/2) that will help ensure that families of miners are provided with timely and accurate information when their loved ones are involved in a mine accident. The legislation follows high profile accidents in Sago, West Virginia and Crandall Canyon, Utah in which inaccurate and inconsistent information compounded family tragedies.
Senator Murray's legislation is closely modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) highly effective family assistance program used during major aviation accidents in this country to care for victims and their families.
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