The mine person responsible for Health and Safety (there needs to be one) must verify all training times and topics and keep all records as required by MSHA. The safety instructors do not need to be ...

CORE, W.Va. — Federal Mine Safety Chief Chris Williamson, the head of MSHA, toured the West Virginia University Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies in Core Wednesday, National Mine ...

MSHA’s FY 2025 State Grants Program will fund training for miners nationwide, prioritizing small operations, critical mineral projects, and statutory rights education. The U.S. Department of Labor’s ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is distributing more than $10.5 million to 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Northern Mariana Islands to support programs aimed at reducing mining ...

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Tuesday grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the West Virginia Office of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration hopes mine operators in West Virginia and elsewhere will join in a national safety stand down Wednesday. Assistant Secretary of ...

Last week, we lost another West Virginia coal miner. Though his home was in South Williamson, Ky., Gary Chapman did his work at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, W.Va. He is the fourth coal miner ...

CORE, W.Va. (WBOY) — At the WVU Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies, students learn how to deal with emergencies they may face in a mine from fires to cave-ins, to rescues. To mark Mine ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Idaho Mine Safety Training Program at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center was awarded a $177K federal grant, says the college. NIC says the award marks the ...