New MSHA Training Tools on Miner Rights and Responsibilities
From MSHA –
[06/23/2011]
New MSHA training tools address miners’ rights and responsibilities
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has released new training tools to help miners better understand their rights and responsibilities under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Section 105(c) of the act prohibits discrimination against miners, applicants for employment and representatives of miners for exercising statutory rights, especially those rights that concern safety or health activities such as identifying hazards, requesting MSHA inspections or refusal to engage in unsafe work. http://www.msha.gov/MEDIA/PRESS/2011/NR110623b.asp