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  • Home
  • Membership
    • Producer Membership
    • Associate Membership
    • Clean Fill (CCDD) Membership
    • Student Membership
    • Committee Membership
  • Learn More
    • About the IAAP >
      • Board of Directors, Staff and Committee Organization
      • History
    • What Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Do For You
    • For educators >
      • Rocks, Minerals & Mining workshop for Illinois teachers
      • Resources for teachers
      • Teaching Enhancement Grant
    • For students >
      • Education Foundation Scholarship
    • Working in the industry
    • Advocacy and industry topics >
      • Permission to Mine
      • Safety and Health
      • Environmental
      • Sustainability
      • Economic Benefits
      • Trucks & Traffic
      • Noise
      • Clean Construction & Demolition Debris Disposal
    • Community resources >
      • For Members
      • For general public
  • Find products
    • Stone, sand, gravel or industrial minerals
    • Goods and Services for Industry
    • Agricultural Lime
    • Safety Slogan T-shirts order
  • News and events
    • What's happening
    • Register for upcoming events
    • Update Newsletter
    • Convention & Safety Conference
    • Golf Outing
    • Rocks Minerals Mining workshop for Illinois teachers
  • Member Resources
    • Emerging Leaders Program
    • Committees >
      • Safety Committee
      • Environmental Committee
      • PIE Committee
      • Sustainability Committee
      • Specifications / Technical Committee
      • Legislative Committee
      • Board of Directors
    • Awards and Certificates >
      • Rock Solid Safety
      • Innovative Safety
      • Community Relations
      • Environmental Excellence
      • Sustainability Award
      • Industry Leadership
      • Mining New Members
      • Safety Slogan Contest
    • Sales Tax Exemption for Mining Equipment
    • Permitting and Certification Program Guidance
    • Resource Bank
    • Webinars and videos
    • Insurance Safety Group
    • Student Members Seeking Career or Internship Opportunities
  • Contact Us & password help

Safety and health regulations for miners and independent contractors

In 1977, a new law was enacted to improve safety in America’s mines. Under the terms of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was created at the U.S. Department of Labor to administer a broad regulatory program to reduce injuries, illness and fatalities in mining.  MSHA carries out provisions of the Mine Act as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006.
 
MSHA inspectors conduct inspections and investigations at mine sites to ensure compliance with health and safety standards required by the Mine Act. When inspectors and investigators observe violations of health or safety standards, they issue citations and orders to mine operators that require the operators to correct the problems.
 
The Code of Federal Regulations governing mining and mineral resources is here.
 
Mining companies, independent contractors, and their employees doing work on mine sites are responsible for complying with MSHA Part 46 and Part 48 training regulations and Part 50 reporting requirements.  Below are resources for obtaining necessary training and assistance in complying with these regulations. 

MSHA’s Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Resource Page is designed to assist operators and miners working at metal and nonmetal mines with:
  • compliance and policy issues
  • safety and health information
  • risk assessment & management
  • general information
 
Help in determining if you are an independent contractor is here and your safety and health responsibilities are here.

A comprehensive MSHA Compliance Manual can be downloaded here. 

MSHA's Small Mine Handbook was developed as a compliance assistance tool for small mine operators.

Mike Jackley with MSHA's Educational Field and Small Mine Services program can help mining companies and independent contractors as well as their employees to identify safety hazards and ensure compliance with MSHA regulations.  He will visit your site to discuss effective plans to develop a safety program and ensure you understand MSHA training and reporting requirements.
  • Offers a common sense approach to identifying potential health, safety and paperwork violations before they are cited.
  • Separate entity from MSHA enforcement.
  • He is a former enforcement officer; his perspective could be very valuable to your company.
Jackley is willing and happy to answer your questions about MSHA compliance or to set up an appointment for him to visit your operation.  Contact him by telephone at 815-780-0064 or by email.

Many more safety resources can be found in the member resources section of this website.
Some pages on this website require a password to access. If you need help with the password, contact the IAAP using the link below.
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Springfield, IL 62704
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