safety and health resources.
Mine Safety & Health Administration
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards at our nation’s mines.
Occupational Safety & health administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal regulatory agency of the U.S. Dept. of Labor. OSHA’s missions is to assure America’s workers have safe and healthful working conditions free from unlawful retaliation.
Minnesota Occupational Safety & Health Administration
The Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) State Plan applies to most private-sector workplaces in the state. Federal OSHA covers the issues not covered by the Minnesota State Plan except for the enforcement of the field sanitation and temporary labor camp standards which is the responsibility of the Wage-Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
The Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) is an independent adjudicative agency that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act).
Occupational Safety & health review commission
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent Federal agency that is not part of the Dept. of Labor or OSHA. Congress created the Review Commission to decide contests of citations or penalties that OSHA issues to employers following inspections of American workplaces.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) collaborates with Minnesotans to conserve and manage the state’s natural resources, to provide recreational opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life.
Minnesota Pollution control agency
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is committed to ensuring that every Minnesotan has healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate. All mining projects in Minnesota must obtain various air and water permits or certifications from the MPCA (in addition to several permits from the MNDNR) to operate.
National Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
The Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association (JAHSA) is a nonprofit organization that began in 1916 to promote health and safety in the mining industry and consists of representatives from Federal and State Governments, Mining Organizations and Labor. Minnesota Mine Safety Association is a state council of JAHSA.
South Central College
Customized Workforce Education, a division of South Central College, is a MSHA state grantee and Minnesota Mine Safety Association member resource for training and/or compliance under MSHA or OSHA solutions.
Northland Community & Technical College
Workforce Development Solutions, a division of Northland Community & Technical College, is a MSHA state grantee and Minnesota Mine Safety Association member resource for training and/or compliance under MSHA or OSHA solutions