Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 40-2-302 - Reporting of an unsafe condition in coal mines - Adverse action prohibited(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, upon the office's receipt of information from a person of a possible unsafe condition in a coal mine located in Utah, the office may: (a) notify the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration;(b) notify another appropriate federal, state, or local government agency;(c) contact the operator of the coal mine;(d) refer the information to the council on a confidential basis; or(e) take any other authorized action.(2) The commission, council, or office may not disclose or otherwise make public the identity of a person who reports a possible unsafe condition in a coal mine located in Utah unless that person authorizes the commission, council, or office to disclose the person's identity.(3) A coal mine operator may not take adverse action against a person because that person: (a) reports an alleged unsafe mine condition; or(b) testifies, assists, or participates in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this chapter.Enacted by Chapter 113, 2008 General Session.