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For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE).  This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025.  Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

MSHA’s authorizing Statute governs our mine safety and health programs. 

Current Legislation

Mine Safety and Health Deskbook | En español

Key Historical Statutes and their Legislative History

Learn about the legislation leading up to the most recent law.

Learn more about the legislative history of the MINER Act of 2006, the Mine Act of 1977, and the Coal Act of 1969 here.