Original Source: Grants.gov

The U.S. Department of Labor is making available up to $1 million in funding in Brookwood-Sago grants to support the delivery of education and training to the nation’s mining community. The agency’s goal is to help mine industry stakeholders identify, avoid and prevent unsafe and unhealthy working conditions.

Established by the Mine Improvement & New Emergency Response Act of 2006, the program honors 25 miners who died in disasters in 2001 at the Jim Walter Resources #5 mine in Brookwood, Alabama, and at the Sago mine in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in 2006.

Administered by the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), the Brookwood-Sago grants will fund education and training programs focused on workplace safety and health hazards faced by miners. These programs will focus on a variety of hazards, including exposure to respirable dust and crystalline silica; the safe use of powered haulage and mobile equipment; mine emergency and mine rescue preparedness; electrical safety; insufficient training of new and inexperienced miners; lack of training for managers and supervisors performing mining tasks; pillar safety for underground mines; and lack of personal protective equipment to prevent falls from heights and other unsafe conditions.

The closing date to apply for a Brookwood-Sago grant is Sept. 9. The agency says it will award grants on or before Sept. 30.

Learn more or submit a grant application at grants.gov.