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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
    • IAAP Clay Shoot
    • Rocks Minerals Mining workshop for Illinois teachers
    • Golf Outing
    • Convention & Safety Conference
    • Update Newsletter
    • $5,000 Education Raffle
  • Member Resources
    • Emerging Leaders Program
    • Committees >
      • Safety Committee
      • Environmental Committee
      • PIE Committee
      • Sustainability Committee >
        • Sustainability Fieldtrips
      • 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
    • Quarry Tours
    • Sales Tax Exemption for Mining Equipment
    • Permitting and Certification Program Guidance
    • Legislative News
    • Resource Bank
    • Webinars and videos
    • Insurance Safety Group
    • Student Members Seeking Career or Internship Opportunities
  • Contact Us & password help

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Mining companies work very hard to ensure employees have a safe working environment. Rules are established by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which regulates general industry and construction, and the United States Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), which regulates mining. These agencies hold companies accountable for worker safety.
Federal law mandates that two thorough health and safety inspections are conducted each year by trained inspectors from MSHA at every surface non-metallic mineral mine, which includes aggregate and silica sand mines; underground mines are inspected four times each year.  However, inspectors from MSHA can inspect a mine more often and at any time.  ​
Safety and health regulations for miners and independent contractors
​MSHA standards (30 CFR 56/57.5002) require mine operators to conduct surveys for harmful airborne contaminants, including surveys of respirable dust containing crystalline silica, gas, mist, and fumes using the proper dust pump and filter collection system attached to each worker (or representative sample of workers) in order to determine the adequacy of control measures. An inspector from MSHA may conduct these tests as well to ensure compliance with Permissible Expose Level (PEL). Survey samples are processed by a trained technician at a certified lab. Mine operators in Illinois are committed to working with MSHA to ensure their employees are not exposed to dust and silica that exceed the PEL.
​The mineral mining industry has significantly lower accident and fatality incidence rates than other major industries such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transportation. Within the overall mining industry, the non-metallic mineral mining category consistently has lower accident and fatality incidence rates compared to mining for coal, metals, oil, and gas.
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Links to websites for addition information
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US Department of Labor – Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
US Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
MSHA's training page for materials, tips and assistance
Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Mines and Minerals
NIOSH: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | CDC
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA)
Heavy Equipment Safety Resources (Caterpillar Company)
Enforcement Alerts website providing a forum where safety professionals can share and discuss current MSHA actions
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