Pot times July 15, 2005
Mine-Safety Chief Backs State, Not Federal, Drug Testing
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1115/a05.htmlNewshawk: chip
Webpage: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050714/NEWS0104/507140471/1008
Pubdate: Thu, 14 Jul 2005
Source: Courier-Journal, The (KY)
Copyright: 2005 The Courier-Journal
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Author: Alan Maimon
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Testing)
MINE-SAFETY CHIEF BACKS STATE, NOT FEDERAL, DRUG TESTING MSHA
HEAD WON'T PUSH FOR U.S. LAW
The nation's top mine-safety regulator said yesterday that federal authorities
will try to educate miners about the dangers of using drugs at work but that the
industry and states should be responsible for drug testing.
David Dye, head of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, said he
would not urge Congress to pass a law allowing MSHA to test miners for drugs.
"We're looking at using all our authority and resources that are
appropriate to deal with the issue," Dye said in a telephone interview.
"A change of law at the federal level is always a long and arduous
process."
