MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Mine Safety and Health Administration.A unit in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for preventing mine accidents and occupational diseases in the nation’s mining industry. • It sets mandatory safety and health standards, assesses fines for their violation, and investigates mine accidents. Its programs are operated through regional administrators located in the nation’s mining regions. — Abbr. MSHA.

[Blacks Law 8th]