Events

Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association and Holmes Mine Rescue Association 2015 National Meeting and Training Seminar

Assistant Secretary Main leads group to view mine safety technology in action at the Pinnacle coal mine in WV

Pennsylvania State Mine Rescue Contest (Coal)

Illinois State Mine Rescue Contest (Coal)

Southern WV Mine Rescue Association Mine Rescue Contest (Coal)

Federal Holiday: Labor Day

National Coalition of Black Lung and Respiratory Disease Clinics Conference

UMWA Training

2015 National Mine Rescue Contest (Coal)

US - EU Cooperation on Workplace Safety and Health Conference

2015 National Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition Results

New Mine Emergency Operations Facility Opens in Madisonville, Kentucky

Missouri Regional Mine Rescue Contest (MNM)

WIPP Team Wins Top Honors At Missouri Mine Rescue Championship

MSHA and DOL Officials Tour Cumberland Mine in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Federal Holiday: Columbus Day

Annual TRAM Conference

Public Meeting on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines

Mine Safety and Health Conference

Mine Safety and Health Trainers Quarterly Training Call

Partnership to Protect Chinese Coal Miners Announced

2015 Southeastern U.S. Mine Safety & Health Conference

Mine Emergency Rescue Drill at Sugar Creek Mine

Federal Holiday: Veterans Day

MSHA Officials Tour Maryland Cement Operation; Commend Strong Safety Record

The 47th Anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster

Federal Holiday: Thanksgiving Day

MSHA Conducts Stakeholder Meeting at Headquarters

National Miners Day 2015

MSHA Renews Cooperative Alliance with Iron Workers Union

Federal Holiday: Christmas Day

Federal Holiday – New Year’s Day

10th Anniversary of the Sago Mine Disaster

Metal and Nonmetal (MNM) Mining Stakeholder Meeting

Federal Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

MSHA Quarterly Training Call (TO BE RESCHEDULED)

Recognizing Black History Month

Phase II of Respirable Dust Rule Takes Effect

30th Anniversary of the Loveridge Coal Mine Disaster

Stag Canon Mine Disaster of 1923

30th Annual Arkansas Mine Safety and Health Conference

30th Annual Arkansas Mine Safety and Health Conference

Federal Holiday – Washington’s Birthday

Spring Thaw Workshop – Grantville, PA

Fostering a Culture of Safety for Mine Workers

Slurry Spill Suffering: The Buffalo Creek Flood

Spring Thaw Workshop – Ontario, CA

Spring Thaw Workshop – Lakeland, FL

Spring Thaw Workshop – Columbus, OH

Spring Thaw Workshop – Lakeland, FL

The Scotia Mine Tragedy: One week, two explosions, three inspectors killed

40th Anniversary of the Scotia Coal Mine Disaster

Spring Thaw Workshop – Hutchinson, KS

Nevada Mine Rescue Contest

Spring Thaw Workshop – Kearney, NE

Spring Thaw Workshop – Augusta, ME

Irish Personalities Lead the Battle Cry for Better Working Conditions

2016 Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

MSHA Renews Cooperative Alliance with National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

2016 Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

2016 Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

Spring Thaw Workshop – Seattle, WA

2016 Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

Safety Recall issued by Volvo Trucks – Critical steering shaft safety defect identified

34th Annual South Central Joint Mine Safety & Health Conference

Spring Thaw Workshop – Sacramento, CA

Spring Thaw Workshop – Buffalo, WY

Spring Thaw Workshop – Sunset Beach, NC

Spring Thaw Workshop – Redmond, OR

Southwestern Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Six Years Later - Remembering the Upper Big Branch Disaster

KCA/MCC Regional Mine Rescue Skills

Spring Thaw Workshop – Denver, CO

35th Anniversary of the Dutch Creek Coal Mine Disaster

The Dutch Creek tragedy and the dangers of methane

MTTC Pennsylvania Regional Mine Rescue Skills Contest

MSHA Stakeholder Meeting - POSTPONED

DMS 2 Day Mine Rescue Competition (DMS Teams Only)

MSHA Quarterly Training Call - Materials and Call-in Information Now Available

MSHA Leaders Attend 46th Southern Regional Mine Rescue Classic

Southern Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Tennessee Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Spring Thaw Workshop – Scottsdale, AZ

Mine Rescue Skills & Judges Training Sessions

MSHA Stakeholder Meeting

Central Mine Rescue Contest

Smokeaters Post 2 Bench (BG-4 & BioPak) Contest

State of Alabama Mine Rescue 2 Day Contest

10th Anniversary of the Darby Coal Mine Disaster

Welch Post 1 Mine Rescue Contest

Western Kentucky Mining Institute Safety Days

Federal Holiday – Memorial Day

Indiana State Mine Rescue, Bench (BioPak) and Preshift Contest

Preventative Roof/Rib Outreach Program (PROP) Roof Control Meeting

Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue Contest

Southwest WY Mutual Aid Association 2016 Underground Mine Rescue Competition

Rocky Mountain Association Mine Rescue

MSHA Stakeholder Meeting for Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Stakeholders

SIC-IECC 2016 Mine Rescue Skills Competition

Tri-State Post #6 Ohio Valley

Southwestern Wyoming Mutual Aid Mine Rescue Contest

Tennessee Cove Lake Mine Rescue Contest

Mine Rescue Skills & Judges Training Sessions

Kentucky River Mine Rescue Contest

Northern Regional Mine Rescue Contest

10th Anniversary of the Signing of the 2006 MINER Act

Annual Southeast Region Mine Rescue Competition

JAHSA & HMRA National Meeting and Training Seminar | Branson, MO

Federal Holiday – Independence Day

Hatfield & McCoy Mine Safety Competition

Colorado Mine Rescue Association Mine Rescue

Public hearings for the proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

Harlan County Safety Days Mine Rescue (2 Day)

Quarterly Training Call

Public hearings for the proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

See winners, videos and pictures from 2016 contest

Public hearings for the proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

Virginia Mining Institute’s Safety Day

Public hearings for the proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

Post 5 Mine Rescue Contest

Mine Rescue Skills & Judges Training Sessions

40th Anniversary of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy

10th Anniversary of the Enactment of the 2006 MINER Act

Assistant Secretary Main with MSHA’s Mine Rescue Team at the International Mine Rescue Contest

International Mines Rescue Competition

PA State Mine Rescue Contest

Illinois State Mine Rescue & Bench Contest

Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue Association

Federal Holiday – Labor Day

Asst Sec Main speaking at USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference

MSHA Stakeholder Call on MRD/MD and Recent Fatalities

Mine Inspector Hiring Screening Event at Academy

Mine Safety and Health Administration Stakeholder Teleconference

Missouri Regional Mine Rescue Contest

MSHA.gov and MSHAnet Website Outage

2016 Nationwide Mine Rescue Skills Championship

25th Annual Oklahoma Mine Health & Safety Conference

Federal Holiday – Columbus Day

Annual Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) Conference

Mine Safety and Health Administration Quarterly Training Call

12th Annual Mine Safety & Health Conference

Annual Holmes Mine Rescue Association Meeting

11th Annual Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference

Tailings Dam Webinar Sponsored by Association of State Dam Safety Officials

Federal Holiday – Veterans Day

CPDM Sample File and Digital Dashboard System will not be available on Nov.18th

Federal Holiday – Thanksgiving Day

Coal Mine Respirable Dust Control Summit

National Miners Day

Diesel Exhaust Health Effects Partnership & Refuge Alternatives/CCERs Meetings

Federal Holiday – Christmas Day

Mine Emergency Operations Demonstration

MSHA Stakeholder Meeting

Mining Blasting Safety and Application Seminar

Mine Safety and Health Administration Quarterly Training Call 1/18/2017

Alert on recent fatalities from working alone and in hazardous restricted areas

Wyomissing Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Arkansas Annual Mine Health and Safety Conference

Warrendale Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Macon Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

San Bernardino Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Hebron Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Bartow Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Lexington Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Vacaville Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Manchester Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Sanford Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Albany Field Office Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

Northeast District - Biennial Meeting Spring Thaw 2017 Workshop

2017 Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

South Central Joint Mine Health & Safety Conference

National Academy of Sciences Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal-Mine Dust 3rd Meeting

Mine Safety and Health Administration Quarterly Training Call

The Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association and the Holmes Mine Rescue Association Annual Meeting and Training Seminar

Stakeholder Meeting

National Academy of Sciences Committee Meeting on the Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust

Colorado Mine Rescue Association Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench Contest

Stakeholder/Quarterly Training Call

Harlan County Safety Day Mine Rescue (2 Day), Bench, First Aid and Preshift Contest

NDT Wire Rope Examinations -Safety Alert

Virginia Mining Institute’s Safety Day – Mine Rescue (2 Day), First Aid, Bench (BG-4) and Preshift Contest

Post 5 Mine Rescue Contest

Kentucky Mining Institute Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Contest

PA State Mine Rescue Contest

Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue Association – Southern West Virginia Contest

Illinois State Mine Rescue (1 Day), Bench Contest

The Nevada Mining Association 39th Annual Convention

2017 National Coal Mine Safety Rescue Contest

Free Black Lung Screening at Bluefield Coal Show

Diesel Exhaust Health Effects Partnership Meeting

Oklahoma Mine Health and Safety Conference

Annual Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) Conference

MSHA WEBINAR WITH ALL PUBLIC STAKEHOLDERS

1st Public Hearing on the Proposed Rule on Workplace Examination

Register for the 13th Annual Mine Safety & Health Conference

2nd Public Hearing on the Proposed Rule on Workplace Examination

Mine Rescue Day

3rd Public Hearing on the Proposed Rule on Workplace Examination

Vulcan Mine Tour

12th Annual SE Mine Safety and Health Conference

4th Public Hearing on the Proposed Rule on Workplace Examination

MSHA Stakeholder Quarterly Training Call

Mining Blasting Safety and Application Seminar

MSHA Presentation at 45th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium

Arkansas Annual Mine Health and Safety Conference

MSHA Stakeholder/Quarterly Training Call

Kentucky Crushed Stone Association's Annual Safety & Education Seminar

MSHA Presentation at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Annual Conference

Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training & Competition - 2018

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Rocky Mountain District

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Western District

MSHA Presentation at National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Annual Convention

Nevada Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Western District

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Northeast District

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Rocky Mountain District

MSHA Presentation at National Mining Association

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Rocky Mountain District

2018 Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Rules Training

Southwestern Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Spring Thaw Event Rocky Mountain

West Virginia Mine Rescue Alliance, Mine Rescue Skills Contest

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training South Central District

MSHA Presentation at WVCMI, WVCA and CAS-SME Joint Spring Meeting

MSHA Quarterly Stakeholder Call

MNM stakeholder meetings

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

MSHA Presentation at IMA-NA

Central Mine Rescue Contest

2018 New Mexico Mine Health and Safety Conference

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

NMRA KY Post 2 “Smoke Eaters” Bench Contest Only

Metal Nonmetal Spring Thaw Training Rocky Mountain District

Alabama Mine Rescue Contest

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Welch, Post #1 Mine Rescue Contest

Southeast Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Northern Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association & Holmes Mine Rescue Association 2018 National Meeting and Training Seminar

2018 Tennessee - Cove Lake Mine Rescue

Mine Rescue Association of Indiana

Post 6 Ohio Valley Mine Rescue Contest

Meeting on MNM Workplace Exam Rule

Virginia Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue and Safety Skills Competition

Southwest Wyoming Mutual Aid Competition - Undergound

RMMRA Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift

SIC-IECC 2018 Mine Rescue Skill Competition

Kentucky River Mine Rescue

MSHA Presentation at Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Colorado Mine Rescue Association Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench Contest

2018 National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contest: Results and Highlights

Harlan County Safety Day Mine Rescue

Virginia Mining Institute Safety Day Mine Rescue (2 day), Bench, Preshift, First Aid Competition

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Birmingham, AL

2018 Illinois Mine Rescue Contest

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Dallas, TX

MSHA Quarterly Stakeholder call

Post 5 Mine Rescue Contest

37th Biennial International Surface Mine Rescue Competition

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Webinar

Kentucky State Contest – Kentucky Mining Institute (KMI)

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Reno, NV

PA Bituminous Safety Association Mine Rescue Contest

MSHA Presentation at NC Aggregates Association

Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift

2018 KY Coal Academy Regional Skills Contest

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Beckley, WV

2018 National Mine Rescue Skills (Contest is limited to the top 3 finishing teams at the Regional Mine Rescue Skills Competition)

MSHA Presentation to UMWA Safety Committee Chairs

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Albany, NY

MSHA Presentation William Poundstone Lecture

Safety Improvement Technologies RFI Stakeholder Meeting - Arlington, VA

27th Annual Oklahoma Mine Health & Safety Conference

Missouri Regional Mine Rescue Contest

Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) Annual Conference

MSHA Quarterly Stakeholder Call

14th Annual Mine Safety & Health Conference

MSHA Presentation at Mine Safety and Health Conference

Mine Rescue Day 2018

MSHA Presentation at Fall Freeze Safety Conference

MSHA Presentation at Ironworkers Safety and Health Roundtable

Diesel Technology Workshop

Mining Blasting Safety and Application Seminar