<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who does the coal mining safety & health act apply to
who does the coal mining safety & health act apply to
all mining and mineral processing operations in the United States
all mining and mineral processing operations in the United States