Hvem gør kulmine sikkerhed & health act gælder for?
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) er et agentur under det amerikanske arbejdsministerium, som administrerer bestemmelserne i Federal Mine Safety and Health Act fra 1977 (Mine Act) for at håndhæve overholdelsen af obligatoriske sikkerheds- og sundhedsstandarder som et middel til at eliminere dødsulykker, reducere hyppigheden og alvoren af ulykker uden dødelig udgang, minimere sundhedsrisici og fremme forbedrede sikkerheds- og sundhedsforhold i landets miner. MSHA gennemfører mandatet i mineloven i alle minedrifts- og mineralforarbejdningsanlæg i USA, uanset størrelse, antal ansatte, udvindingsmateriale eller udvindingsmetode. I øjeblikket er Wayne D. Palmer, vicestatssekretær for politik, stedfortræder for (den ledige stilling) vicestatssekretæren for sikkerhed og sundhed i minerne og leder af MSHA.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents, to minimize health hazards, and to promote improved safety and health conditions in the nation's mines. MSHA carries out the mandates of the Mine Act at all mining and mineral processing operations in the United States, regardless of size, number of employees, commodity mined, or method of extraction. Currently, Wayne D. Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy is acting for the (vacant post) Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, and the head of MSHA.
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