U.S. Department of Labor Awards Over $10.5 Million in Grants for Mine Safety and Health Training

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to support training and education programs aimed at reducing mining accidents, injuries, and illnesses. These grants will fund federally mandated training for new and experienced miners in surface and underground coal, metal, and nonmetal mines across 45 states, the Navajo Nation, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.