Assessing the Safety Culture of Underground Coal Mining

ICR 200910-0920-009

OMB: 0920-0835

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
New
Supporting Statement B
2009-09-17
Supplementary Document
2009-09-17
Supplementary Document
2009-09-17
Supplementary Document
2009-12-03
Supplementary Document
2009-09-17
Supporting Statement A
2009-12-03
ICR Details
0920-0835 200910-0920-009
Historical Active
HHS/CDC
Assessing the Safety Culture of Underground Coal Mining
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved with change 12/08/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 10/23/2009
Approved consistent with the understanding that the study methods will not produce results that are generalizable to the underground coal mining industry.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2012 36 Months From Approved
1,080 0 0
480 0 0
0 0 0

NIOSH, under P.L. 91-596, Sections 20 and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970) has the responsibility to conduct research relating to innovative methods, techniques, and approaches dealing with occupational safety and health problems. NIOSH proposes an assessment of the current safety culture of underground coal mining in order to identify recommendations for promoting and ensuring the existence of a positive safety culture across the industry. A total of 6 underground coal mines will be studied for this assessment. The assessment includes the collection of data using several diagnostic tools: functional analysis, structured interviews, behavioral observations, and surveys. The use of multiple methods to assess safety culture is a key aspect to the methodology. After all of the information has been gathered, a variety of statistical and qualitative analyses are conducted on the data to obtain conclusions with respect to the mine's safety culture. The results from these analyses will be presented in a report describing the status of the behaviors important to safety culture at that mine. This project will provide recommendations for the enactment of new safety practices or the enhancement of existing safety practices across the underground coal mining industry. This final report will present a generalized model of a positive safety culture for underground coal mines that can be applied at individual mines. In addition, all study measures and procedures will be available for mines to use in the future to evaluate their own safety cultures. There is no cost to respondents.

PL: Pub.L. 91 - 596 20 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  74 FR 14562 03/31/2009
74 FR 47803 09/17/2009
Yes

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 1,080 0 0 1,080 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 480 0 0 480 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new ICR for data collection.

$66,060
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Petunia Gissendaner 4046390164

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
10/23/2009


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