The Kentucky Senate passed legislation that would require coal companies to post their global positioning system (GPS) coordinates at mine sites so that medical helicopters can be given precise directions in cases of emergency.
The measure follows a major mine safety bill that was passed by the General Assembly last year. Provisions of that bill include a requirement that coal companies to keep two medics on duty during working hours and a requirement that transport vehicles be kept near miners so that they can be taken to the surface quickly if injured on the job.
Lawmakers have put a high priority on mine safety bills after a series of accidents killed 16 miners in the state in 2006.
The measure passed by a 37-9 vote on Tuesday.
The legislation is Senate Bill 213.
Topics Legislation Kentucky Politics
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