# Mine Safety and Health Administration

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R85924a84712a9821b8E18b1

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Mine Safety and Health Administration

**Alternative Labels:**

- MSHA

**Translations:**

- de-de: Bergbau-Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsverwaltung
- en-gb: Mine Safety and Health Administration
- es-es: Administración de Seguridad y Salud en Minas
- es-mx: Administración de Seguridad y Salud en Minas
- fr-fr: Administration de la sécurité et de la santé des mines
- he-il: מנהלת בטיחות ובריאות במכרסמים
- hi-in: माइन सुरक्षा और स्वास्थ्य प्रशासन
- ja-jp: 鉱山安全衛生管理局
- pt-br: Administração de Segurança e Saúde em Minas
- zh-cn: 矿业安全与健康管理局

**Hidden Label:** MSHA

## Definition

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents, to minimize health hazards, and to promote improved safety and health conditions in the nation's mines.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R15Bf89EBBcdd05Ca4462a0b

**Deprecated:** False

**Identifier:** US-FD-DOL-MSHA