of labor for mine safety and health, announced that MSHA was invoking a power that had only been invoked twice since its formation in 1978. “This...will require the use of proven technologies and techniques to help miners evacuate quickly and safely after a mine accident....We are using the emergency temporary standard to get help into the field as fast as possible.” The proposed rules were published in the Federal Register. Self-Contained Self Rescue Devices (SCSRs): Provide additional SCSRs for each miner underground in a storage area to be readily accessible in an emergency. Lifelines Install lifelines in all primary and alternate escape routes to help guide miners when visibility is poor. Miner training Quarterly emergency evacuation drills on transferring from one SCSR to another. Accident Notification Informing MSHA of an accident within 15 minutes Omega Block moratorium After a second mine accident, which resulted in five deaths in which the foam blocks did not withstand an explosion at the Kentucky Darby, LLC Mine No. 1 in Harlan, Kentucky, David Dye, Acting MSHA director, announced a moratorium on the use of the blocks and a requirement to test for methane build up behind the seals. Writing about the announcement in his May 23, 2006, article, "Mine sealer banned," Brian Bowling of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review noted that "Officials at International Coal Group, which owns the Sago Mine, contend the agency's 20-pounds-per-square-inch standard is inadequate. The Ashland, Kentucky, company hired a structural engineer, who determined explosive forces in the West Virginia mine reached as high as 60 to 90 psi." This assertion was made by the company in its March 14, 2006, news release announcing the reopening of the mine and the findings of its initial study of reasons for the accident. In popular culture The band Trailer Choir's song "What Would You Say" is a song about the Sago Mine Disaster. The following words appear in the song: "13 men felt trapped in a mine in West Virginia,/only one made it out alive/but their love lives on in the words/I can not wait to see you on the other side." The song "American Gold" written by native West Virginian Joe Cerisano."You better swallow hard so your ears'll pop. Goin' down this deep is a hellava' drop. And if the roof caves in that's all she wrote. That's why in his top pocket there's a goodbye note...". The song "Sago Mine" by