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   Analysis of Surface Powered Haulage Accidents
A reprint of September 1996 Holmes Safety Bulletin
   Dam Safety
   Equipment, Health and Safety Hazard Alerts
A collection of equipment alerts, recall notices, health hazard alerts and safety hazard alert bulletins.
  Fall Prevention on Highwalls
Labor, industry and MSHA have worked jointly to develop this outreach training program on fall prevention and protection for miners working on highwalls. It is a very broad program that includes control measures, hazard recognition, special precautions due to weather, fall prevention and fall protection.
  Holmes Safety Association Bulletins

  MSHA IG 60 - "Tire and Rim Safety Awareness Program"

  NIOSH/MSHA Portal-Pak Instruction Manual - Approval Number TC-13F-283

   Safety Director's Helper
This web site contains non-traditional particiatory safety programs that draw on miners competitive spirit to participate. It is much more effective if you can sell a miner on safety rather than force it down his throat. MSHA is making these programs available for Safety Directors to stimulate miner participation in developing a strong safety culture at their mines.
  Safety Hazard Pocket Cards

  Safety Targets Program
MSHA's Safety Targets Program will focus on addressing and eliminating the most common causes of repeat fatal accidents that occurred from 2000 to 2008. Ten modules are in development for coal and metal/nonmetal mines. These 20 topics account for 75 percent of the causes of fatalities that occurred in the targeted nine-year time period. The materials will reach the mining industry through outreach efforts, targeted mass mailings and here on this page.
  Safety Web Casts
A collection of safety material for both coal and metal/nonmetal operations used in web casts.
   Technical Reports
A collection of technical reports covering such topics as blasting, dust, electrical, machinery and much more.