Labor Department Opens $10.5 Million for Mine Safety Programs

The US Mine Safety and Health Administration will award up to $10.5 million in grants to fund mine safety training for state, tribal, and territorial governments.

These safety programs will be required to cover at least 20% of the total cost to train miners who work at coal and metal/nonmetal mines throughout the country. The agency wants states to prioritize small mining operations as well as fund their health and safety training programs.

MSHA also urges grantees to develop training compliance assistance programs to assist operators that are extracting critical minerals as part of President Donald Trump’s push to increase ...