Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR) Litigation, 1978-1981

This box contains litigation materials concerning self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs). Materials include court documents from the US Court of Appeals -Third Circuit- Case No. 81-2016: Consolidation Coal Co. v. Secretary of Labor and Council of the Southern Mountains & UMWA. During this case, between 1980-1981, JDM acted as counsel for the intervenor, Counsel of Southern Mountains. This litigation resulted in a decision that required the Department of Labor (MSHA) to promulgate regulations requiring SCSRs to be placed in U.S. Coal Mines.