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Agency/Industry Partnership to Reduce Accidents,

Injuries, and Illnesses.

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Goal• To eliminate accidents, injuries

and illnesses to miners by sharing accident prevention information within the mining industry.

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Success is based on all of us working together.

• MSHA has resources to dedicate to assist our stakeholders in reducing safety and health hazards.

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Agency Strengths

• Inspectorate - Coal and Metal/Nonmetal– daily interface with miners and mine

management,– exposed to unique ideas for reducing

safety and health risks to miners.

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Agency Strengths• Technical Support -

– engineering and scientific talent to address safety & health hazards,

– provide assistance to the mining industry by analyzing alternatives to current practices

– increase awareness of hazards through training,

– interface with manufacturers to reduce hazards created by equipment.

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Agency Strengths

• Training (EPD) -– provide training to the mining industry, – evaluate training plans for effectiveness,– publish training material,– coordinate the state grants program.

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Agency Strengths

• Information Resources -– provide accident and injury data to the

mining industry, – publish an analysis of this data,– Maintain MSHA’s internet site as a method

of sharing agency information with the mining industry.

Using the Agency’s Resources to Reduce Accidents, Injuries and

Illnesses.

How can MSHA communicate with the industry to reduce

accidents?All program areas would be

responsible for specific functions. These would be coordinated by

representatives from each program area working together.

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Accidents

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Accidents

EPDPEIR

CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Root Cause Analysis

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Accidents

MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

EPDPEIR

CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Root Cause Analysis

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MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

• An ad hoc committee to evaluate the root cause of fatal accidents for solutions, identify synergies between all accidents, and recommend solutions to prevent future accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

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Committee continued• The major program areas of MSHA

represented on committee.

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Accidents

MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

EPD

Publication &Internet Posting

PEIR

CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Root Cause Analysis

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Accidents

Industry CommitteeNMA, ISMSP, NSSGA, UMWA, Holmes, etc.

MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

EPD

Publication &Internet Posting

PEIR CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Root Cause Analysis

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Industry Committee

• MSHA establishes a partnership with industry and jointly endorse solutions. Some of these may be:– International Society of Mine Safety

Professionals (ISMSP)– International Society of Explosives

Engineers (ISEE)

– Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI)

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Industry Committee

– National Mining Association (NMA)– United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)– Bituminous Coal Operators Association

(BCOA)– National Stone, Sand, and Gravel

Association (NSSGA)

– American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

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Accidents

Industry CommitteeNMA, ISMSP, NSSGA, UMWA, Holmes, etc. MSHA Outreach

Coal, M/NM, EFS,TS, State Grants

MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

EPD

Publication &Internet Posting

PEIR

CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Root Cause Analysis

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Accidents

Industry CommitteeNMA, ISMSP, NSSGA, UMWA, Holmes, etc. MSHA Outreach

Coal, M/NM, EFS,TS, State Grants

MSHA Accident Prevention Steering Committee

EPD

Publication &Internet Posting

Miners and Mine Operators

PEIR CMSH M/NMSH Tech

Support

Shared ideas

Feedback from

Outreach

Root Cause Analysis

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The Example of the Process

• An idea to prevent an accident is received by a ______(mine inspector, EFS, Tech Support, state grant trainer, etc.) from a miner,

• it is passed up to through the program area committee member,

• the idea is sent to all committee members for review,

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Example• Members critique the idea.

• Once approved -- sent to Industry Organizations, PEIR for Internet posting and EPD for publication,

• EPD notifies all agency field personnel and state grant recipients via mailings or email.

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Example• All inspectors, EFS, and state grantees

should distribute this information when interfacing with miners during the normal course of their business.

• If a better or alternate idea on how to prevent accidents is discussed in training, this again should be passed to the steering committee for sharing.

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Example

• Credit will be given on the document to those who submit the idea.

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Summary--Utilize the strengths of the agency to communicate more effectively

with the industry.

• Inspectorate (Coal & M/NM) - – identify root causes, – solicit new ideas, – share solutions with the industry,

• Technical Support - – resolve technical based root causes,– develop solutions to reduce hazards,

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Summary

• Training (EPD) - – develop focused training programs,– new training products,– publication and distribution of information.

• Information Resources - – provide safety & health trend analysis,– internet information.

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Agency Goals

• A lower number of fatalities

• A lower non-fatal injury incidence rate,

• MSHA directing it strengths to eliminate hazards and communicate these findings,

• Creating a partnership with mining industry.