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The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 43 states, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to provide mine safety and health training designed to reduce and prevent mining workers’ injuries and illnesses.

The department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)awarded the grants to support the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for miners working at surface and underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines. Miners working in shell dredging or employed at surface stone, sand and gravel mining operations are also included.

“Mine safety and health training is critical to ensuring miners know and understand mining conditions and the potential hazards they may encounter on a mine site,” said Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Christopher J. Williamson. “These grants will help deliver training to thousands of miners, contractors and operators across the country and can make the difference between a safe and healthy day at work and a tragedy or illness.”

States and territories apply for the grants, which are awarded to state mine inspectors’ offices, state departments of labor and state-supported colleges and universities. Recipients tailor their mine safety and health training programs based on the needs of mines and miners in their areas, including mining conditions and hazards miners may encounter.

Learn more about MSHA.

MSHA has awarded the following grants:

Recipient State/Territory Amount
Bevill State Community College Alabama $236,089
University of Alaska Alaska $147,080
Arizona State Mine Inspector Arizona $414,159
Navajo Nation Minerals Department Arizona $36,112
Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing Arkansas $130,443
Department of Industrial Relations California $200,000
Department of Natural Resources Colorado $260,757
Central Connecticut University Connecticut $90,732
Tallahassee Community College Florida $191,510
Technical College System of Georgia Georgia $212,774
Government of Guam Guam $14,444
North Idaho College Idaho $157,768
Department of Natural Resources Illinois $261,185
Vincennes University Indiana $256,052
Eastern Iowa Community College Iowa $197,036
Hutchinson Community College Kansas $134,009
Division of Mine Safety Kentucky $367,510
Northshore Technical Community College Louisiana $113,671
Department of Labor Maine $117,104
Department of the Environment, CSM Maryland $71,048
Department of Labor Standards Massachusetts $105,138
Michigan Technological University Michigan $264,760
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Minnesota $395,243
Department of Environmental Quality Mississippi $46,118
Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Missouri $285,503
Department of Labor & Industry Montana $213,744
University of Nebraska at Kearney Nebraska $93,905
Mine Safety and Training Section Nevada $416,281
Department of Business and Economic Affairs New Hampshire $79,686
Department of Labor and Workforce Development New Jersey $67,416
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico $184,417
Department of Labor, Division of Safety New York $344,485
Department of Labor North Carolina $186,311
Department of Career and Technical Education North Dakota $113,915
Office of the Governor No. Mariana Islands $14,444
Department of Natural Resources Ohio $245,878
Department of Mines Oklahoma $182,331
Eastern Oregon University Oregon $171,384
Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania $593,162
Tri-County Technical College South Carolina $95,604
School of Mines and Technology South Dakota $97,008
Department of Labor and Workforce Tennessee $204,412
University of Texas at Austin Texas $714,290
Utah State University Utah $260,608
Department of Labor Vermont $113,871
Department of Mines, Minerals & Energy Virginia $248,466
Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training West Virginia $515,827
Northcentral Technical College Wisconsin $365,031
North Wyoming Community College Wyoming $308,279
Total $10,537,000

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