Joseph A Holmes Safety Association

MSHA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

SAFETY AND HEALTH GRANTS

SAFETY AND HEALTH GRANTS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOSEPH A. HOLMES - MINE RESCUE ASSOCIATION

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOSEPH A. HOLMES-HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION WITH MSHA

THIS GRANT PROGRAM ASSISTS STATES IN DEVELOPING AND ENFORCING STATE MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS, IMPROVE STATE WORKERS COMPENSATION AND MINING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAWS AND PROGRAMS, AND IMPROVE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE NATIONS MINES THROUGH FEDERAL-STATE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION. THE STATES ALSO PROVIDE FEDERALLY MANDATED TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS, MINE OPERATORS, AND OTHERS WORKING AT SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND COAL AND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES.THE STATE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A KEY SOURCE OF MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK OR WILL WORK AT MINES. STATE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRIORITIZE TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR SMALL MINING OPERATIONS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE MINING INDUSTRY TO REDUCE INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS AT MINE. RECIPIENTS MAY CREATE OR DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONDITIONS AT A MINE AND FOR MSHA INITIATIVES.THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING FOR MINERS, MINE OPERATORS, AND OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITIONS AND PRACTICES AT MINES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND REDUCE OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AT MINES.

UNDER THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1977, AS AMENDED (MINE ACT), THE SECRETARY OF LABOR, THROUGH THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), IS DIRECTED TO IMPROVE, EXPAND, AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN COOPERATION WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, STATES, OPERATORS, INDUSTRY, AND SAFETY ASSOCIATIONS. 30 U.S.C. 801(G)(4), 951-53, AND 962. UNDER SECTIONS 501(C) AND 502(A) OF THE MINE ACT, MSHA MAY AWARD A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS A TYPE OF GRANT. 30 U.S.C. 951(C) AND 952(A). FURTHER, MSHA IS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO RECOGNIZE THE JOSEPH A. HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION AS A PRINCIPAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION AND, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, MAY PROVIDE FUNDS AND, WITH OR WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT, PERSONNEL, INCLUDING SERVICE OF MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AS OFFICERS IN LOCAL CHAPTERS OR IN THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION