Mine Safety and Health Administration
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1977 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Annual budget | $397 million (2017 budget) |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www.msha.gov |
The Mine Safety and Health Administration, also known as MSHA is a government agency under the United States Department of Labor. Its main job is making sure mine workers do not die in mines. MSHA follows the rules under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to keep people safe. MSHA is the agency that replaced the United States Bureau of Mines and the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.[2][3]
Respirators[change | change source]
Until 1998, MSHA also checked respirators. MSHA stopped checking respirators after the new rule '42 CFR Part 84' was created. NIOSH then became the only agency checking respirators.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "MSHA announces new headquarters". Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "MSHA's Mission". Washington, DC: U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ↑ "Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations", United States Department of Labor.
- ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service 42 CFR Part 84" (PDF). US Federal Register. pp. 26850-26893. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
