Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health

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The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health is the senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing and enforcing federal mine safety and health regulations, primarily through leadership of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Labor position ⓘ
United States federal government position ⓘ
abbreviation Assistant Secretary for MSHA ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
canIssue mine health regulations ⓘ
mine safety regulations ⓘ
canPropose mine safety and health standards ⓘ
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
goal prevention of death and injury in mines ⓘ
prevention of occupational disease in mines ⓘ
protection of miners' health ⓘ
protection of miners' safety ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
leads Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
legalBasis Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ⓘ
Title 30 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf leadership of the United States Department of Labor ⓘ
oversees coal mines in the United States ⓘ
metal and nonmetal mines in the United States ⓘ
mine accident investigations ⓘ
mine safety and health standards development ⓘ
mine safety inspections ⓘ
participatesIn development of national mine safety policy ⓘ
interagency coordination on mine emergencies ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Labor ⓘ
policyArea mine regulation ⓘ
occupational safety and health ⓘ
primaryTool Mine Safety and Health Administration ⓘ
reportsTo United States Deputy Secretary of Labor ⓘ
United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
represents United States Department of Labor on mine safety issues ⓘ
requires Senate confirmation ⓘ
responsibleFor enforcement of mine health laws ⓘ
enforcement of mine safety laws ⓘ
federal mine health regulations ⓘ
federal mine safety regulations ⓘ
sector mining industry ⓘ
supervises Assistant Secretary-level staff within MSHA ⓘ
MSHA district offices ⓘ
worksWith mine operators ⓘ
miners and miners' representatives ⓘ
state mine safety agencies ⓘ

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Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health ⓘ
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration head ⓘ
linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → represents → United States Department of Labor on mine safety issues ⓘ
linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health → abbreviation → Assistant Secretary for MSHA ⓘ
linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health
U.S. Department of Labor leadership → hasRole → Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health ⓘ
linked to: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health