MSHA offers a wide variety of mine safety and health materials to assist trainers and mine operators in promoting a safe and healthy environment at U.S. mines. We are always looking for new materials to share with the mining community. Please contact us at mshatraining@dol.gov if you have any materials to share, or if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the safety and health materials on our website.
Grantee Safety and Health Material
This section contains safety and health material created under grants received from the State grant program and Brookwood-Sago grant program.
Small Mine Guide
A compliance assistance tool for small mine operators covering health and safety programs, training plan development, reporting practices, and more.
MSHA Training Videos
A collection of videos covering health, safety and other mining-related topics
ToolBox Talks
A series of discussion topics that can be used by small mine operators and others to hold safety and health discussions for their employees at their mining operations
Task Training
Concise guidelines for effective task training
MSHA Handbook Series
A variety of handbooks describing inspection procedures, education & training procedures and technical support procedures
NIOSH Training Page
Education and training resources from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Industry Shared Safety Material
This section contains material submitted to MSHA by the mining industry that has shown to be effective in reducing accidents and injuries. Please feel free to use any of this material to help prevent accidents and injuries at your mine or facility site.
Industry and MSHA Partnership Safety Material
This section contains material produced as a result of a partnership between MSHA and the mining industry. These partnerships are part of MSHA’s on-going outreach efforts to provide compliance assistance to mining operations.
Instructor Materials
Instructor materials and reference guides for MSHA approved instructors and competent persons.