FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.An independent five-member

commission that (1) monitors compliance with occupational safety and health standards in the

nation’s surface and underground coal, metal, and nonmetal mines, and (2) adjudicates disputes

that arise under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977. • It was established

in 1977.30 USCA §§ 801 et seq. — Abbr. FMSHRC.[Blacks Law 8th]