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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Program Summary Mr. Joseph A. Sbaffoni, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety Mr. Jeffrey Stanchek Training, Emergency Response, and Administrative Services Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Deep Mine Safety 167 Fayette County Health Center 100 New Salem Road Uniontown, PA 15401 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has coal, anthracite (coal), iron ore, and stone resources. These resources are mined from the underground and on the surface at both large and small mining operations. Dredging and quarrying are also common. Pennsylvania is the 4th largest producer of coal, the largest producer of anthracite, and the second largest producer of industrial minerals. Under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection the Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (BDMS) is responsible for the enforcement of all state underground mining statutes including coal, anthracite, and industrial minerals. The BDMS has no enforcement responsibilities in surface mining facilities. The BDMS provides mine health and training services through the use of in-house instructors and contract instructors and contracts with several learning institutions. Miners, mine operators, and contract employees working at mining operations may attend classes offered in:
BDMS conducts diesel health and safety workshops in order to provide information to the mining community on the federal and state laws related to diesel health and safety issues and training requirements with the statutes. For more program information contact Mr. Jeffrey Stanchek at (724) 439-7302 or e-mail jstanchek@state.pa.us. |
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