This grant program provides training or training materials to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines

The focus of the training or training materials are generally powered haulage (in particular, reducing vehicle-on-vehicle collisions, increasing seat belt use, and improving belt conveyor safety), improving safety among contractors, reducing electrocutions, improving training for new and inexperienced miners, mine emergency prevention and preparedness, falls from equipment and other programs to prevent unsafe conditions in mines. Activities performed these grants either train miners, mine operators, and others at mines or develop training materials, or both, on the topics that are msha's priorities deliverables recipients will report the number of miners and mine operators trained in different training courses. Effective training reduces accidents and injuries, and recipients are to evaluate the impact of their programs on improving the working conditions and practices at mines. Recipients may create or develop training materials and evaluate the effectiveness of the training materials. Intended beneficiary this program provides training and training materials for miners, mine operators, and others to improve the working conditions and practices at mines to prevent accidents and reduce occupational injuries and illnesses at mines. Subrecipient activities n/a