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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2006
Southeast Mining Companies Honored for Safety Practices
Jefferson City, MO - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Mine and Cave Safety and Health Program partners with the Southeast Missouri Mine Safety Association (SEMMSA) each year to present awards to southeast Missouri mining and smelting companies, as well as contracting companies. The awards are given for excelling in mine safety and health.
The 2005 SEMMSA awards banquet will be held March 30, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tradition Inn, Highway W and Highway 67, in Farmington, MO. Mitchell Adams, Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Assistant District Manager in the South Central District in Dallas, Texas, will be the keynote speaker.
During the banquet, awards will be given to mining companies with the best safety record. The evening will end with the most improved underground operation and surface mine being recognized. Awards will also be given for best safety records. Missouri’s Mine and Cave Safety and Health Program will act as the presenter of the awards.
The Mine and Cave Safety and Health Program provides no-cost training and consultation to mine owners and workers, as well as contractors, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. Consultation provides services in the areas of training and training plan development, mine rescue, hazard awareness and abatement, risk assessment and alternative solutions to mine hazard abatement. The program’s mine safety instructors trained more than 5,700 Missouri miners in federal fiscal year 2005.
For more information regarding the Mine and Cave Safety and Health Program, please visit www.dolir.mo.gov/ls/minesafety or call (573) 751-3403.
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