Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): Alliance Program

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National Alliances

Industrial Minerals Association - North America
- signed April 28, 2003; renewed December 30, 2004.

"We are eager to get on with the implementation phase to jointly establish safety and health performance goals along with objective performance metrics."

"MSHA and the IMA-NA will work closely to foster a culture of accident prevention at industrial mineral operations nationwide."

MSHA and the IMA-NA have agreed to work to improve miner safety and health through cooperative efforts in education and training, technical assistance, mining industry outreach and communications. They will develop safety and health education and training programs tailored for industrial minerals operations, develop best practices, and evaluate exemplary applied engineering controls. They will share results of their joint efforts with others in the mining industry.

Agreement [26kb - PDF]

News Release

MSHA/IMA- NA Alliance - Injury and Illness Data Analysis Team1 Meeting Statement of Work
A team of MSHA and IMA-NA members met to 'data-mine' injuries that occurred in the industrial minerals industry in calendar years 2001 through 2003. The team reviewed and analyzed injury and illness data for the talc, mica, feldspar, industrial sand, trona, bentonite, borate, and clay mining industries. The data was analyzed for various activities by degree and number of injuries.

IG 103 - A Practical Guide to an Occupational Health Program for Respirable Crystalline Silica.

IMA-NA Web Site

Acting Assistant Secretary David G. Dye and IMA-NA President Mark Ellis seal December 30, 2004 renewal of the Alliance agreement between MSHA and IMA-NA with a handshake.

Former IMA-NA President Bob Glenn and former Assistant Secretary Dave Lauriski sign the original Alliance agreement under the close supervision of former IMA-NA Chairman Richard Shearer.


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