Stand Down Story

Did you lead or participate in an event as part of MSHA's Stand Down to Save Lives, such as a toolbox talk, a safety training or a demonstration? Share a photo of your event and tell us how you’re working to improve safety and health at your workplace.

First Name

Last Name

State/Province

Occupation

Organization/Business

Tell us about your event or training and why miners’ safety and health matters at your workplace

Upload a clear, high-resolution photograph of yourself at work or the event

One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png.

Describe the photo in 200 words or less

License and Release

By submitting your story ("Story") and photo ("Photo") to the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), you represent/warrant and agree to the following

You are at least 18 year old.
You are the author of the Story, which is your original work and does not constitute an infringement of any valid copyright, and DOL’s rights to use the Story, as described in the next paragraph, will not infringe upon or violate any rights of any third party.
You have the written consent of any other person identified in the Story.
You grant DOL a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable license to copy, create derivative works, and publicly distribute, display and perform the Story and Photo worldwide in any and all formats, whether in print or electronically.
The Story/Photo is provided to DOL without any expectation of compensation, either now or in the future, and you hereby waive any claim against DOL for compensation.
DOL may publish your name in connection with the Story/Photo.
You release and agree to hold harmless and indemnify DOL, its employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or indirect infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any copyright or trademark arising out of DOL’s use of the Story/Photo, and any actual or alleged violation of an individual’s privacy and/or publicity rights, provided you are reasonably notified of such claims and/or proceedings.
This License and Release and any disputes arising in connection with it are governed by federal law.

I agree to the License and Release