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MSHA News Release: [04/11/2005]
Contact Name:
Dirk Fillpot
Phone Number: 202-693-4676
Release Number: 05-608-NAT
States to Receive $7.9 Million for Mine Safety Training
ARLINGTON, Va.The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health
Administration today announced more than $7.9 million in grants to provide
mine safety and health training and education to miners in 49 states and
the Navajo Nation.
“Thousands of miners nationwide stand to benefit from the safety and health
training these grants provide,” said David G. Dye, acting assistant secretary
of labor for mine safety and health. “Even though mining fatalities are at
record lows, we will not waver in our efforts to further reduce accidents
and injuries in the mines. Through the proper training and education of our
nation's miners, we can move even closer to our ultimate goal of zero mining
fatalities.”
Grantees use the funds to provide federally mandated training to miners.
The grants cover training and retraining of miners working at surface and
underground coal and metal mines, as well as miners who engage in shell dredging
or are employed at surface stone-mining operations.
Some state recipients have developed videos, DVDs, and other training materials
through the grants. Other states have assisted mine operators to produce
training plans addressing topics covered under federal regulations.
Past training topics have included hazard recognition, accident prevention,
occupational health, roof and ground control, ventilation, mine rescue,
mine emergency operations, and certification for various jobs ranging from
electricians to hoisting engineers.
States apply for the grants, which are administered by state mine inspectors'
offices, state departments of labor, or state-supported colleges and universities.
Each grant recipient tailors the program to the needs of the state's miners
and provides technical assistance.
The state grant program started in 1969 under the Coal Mine Safety and Health
Act. The 1977 amendments to the act authorized the Mine Safety and Health
Administration to spend up to $10 million annually to assist states in providing
health and safety training to miners.
For more information on individual grant recipients, please see the attached
sheet.
STATE |
2005 Award |
Alabama |
$182,669 |
Alaska |
$42,974 |
Arizona |
$273,909 |
Arkansas |
$95,073 |
California |
$324,201 |
Colorado |
$201,061 |
Connecticut |
$41,996 |
Delaware |
$3,720 |
Florida |
$155,134 |
Georgia |
$183,885 |
Idaho |
$88,582 |
Illinois |
$210,381 |
Indiana |
$177,442 |
Iowa |
$108,578 |
Kansas |
$76,706 |
Kentucky |
$600,827 |
Louisiana |
$76,696 |
Maine |
$50,202 |
Maryland |
$52,702 |
Massachusetts |
$62,627 |
Michigan |
$206,087 |
Minnesota |
$260,538 |
Mississippi |
$58,559 |
Missouri |
$192,835 |
Montana |
$120,373 |
Navajo Nation |
$25,534 |
Nebraska |
$63,382 |
Nevada |
$221,490 |
New Hampshire |
$36,909 |
New Jersey |
$47,725 |
New Mexico |
$137,983 |
New York |
$249,518 |
North Carolina |
$145,685 |
North Dakota |
$56,108 |
Ohio |
$251,062 |
Oklahoma |
$97,646 |
Oregon |
$98,955 |
Pennsylvania |
$491,564 |
Rhode Island |
$8,927 |
South Carolina |
$62,630 |
South Dakota |
$54,487 |
Tennessee |
$132,354 |
Texas |
$397,056 |
Utah |
$164,772 |
Vermont |
$67,590 |
Virginia |
$254,364 |
Washington |
$140,432 |
West Virginia |
$535,860 |
Wisconsin |
$175,961 |
Wyoming |
$176,831 |
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