Pennsylvania Statutes Title 52 P.S. Mines and Mining § 1430.4. Mine Families First Program

(1) Procedures for the immediate notification of mine family members in the event of a mine emergency through individuals previously designated by mine workers.

(2) Designation of and, if necessary, transportation to a physical location for mine families to gather to obtain information about the mine emergency and rescue operations.

(3) Security provisions to ensure the privacy of mine families at the location designated for mine emergency briefings for families.

(4) Procedures to ensure mine families are briefed regularly, before the news media, about the progress of the mine emergency response.

(5) Designation of a mine family first liaison staff for each incident to serve as a 24-hour point of contact for mine families to provide a two-way conduit for information about the mine emergency and rescue operations.

(6) Procedures and a process for involving and coordinating the participation of not-for-profit and public social service organizations to provide counseling and other social services mine families may need during a mine emergency.

(7) Procedures and a process for notification and, if needed, transportation of mine families to medical facilities where miners extricated from mines are given follow-up medical care.

(1) The department shall, within 30 days of completing the initial mine families first response and communication plan, submit the plan for public review and comment.

(2) After completion of the review and comment period, the department shall make the necessary revisions to the mine families first response and communication plan and develop a final plan for use as part of a mine emergency response program.