From the Assistant Secretary
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13Jan2017
On January 20th my term ends as Assistant Secretary at MSHA. Confirmed by Congress on October 21, 2009, I came to MSHA with a lifelong passion for improving the safety and health of miners, their families and the mining community.
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05Jan2017
Today, at the Pittsburgh Safety & Health Technology Center, we held a demonstration of MSHA’s mine emergency equipment and tools that are improving our mine emergenc
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05Dec2016
The next time you flip on a light switch, squeeze the toothpaste dispenser, salt your food, navigate a bridge or highway, or power up your computer, thank a miner.
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17Nov2016
On November 20, 1968 at approximately 5:30 a.m., the CONSOL #9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia exploded, with 99 miners underground and a blast so powerful it was felt for miles.
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27Oct2016
Firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians inarguably are among our nation’s bravest individuals.