MSHA Launches Online Platform to Help Miners and Mining Communities
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration has unveiled an online platform to help miners and their families navigate the process of finding healthcare providers, facilities, and related resources.
Accessible through the agency’s website, the Health Resource Locator Tool includes care options tailored specifically for miners, including National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-certified B Readers, black lung clinics, buprenorphine providers, audiologists and speech-language pathologists, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, federally qualified health centers, mental health facilities, and Veterans Administration healthcare facilities.
The tool enables miners to search for resources easily and anonymously in a chosen area using a mine name or mine identification number; or a city, state, or zip code. They can then sort results alphabetically or by distance.
“The Health Resource Locator Tool provides miners with a single accessible place where they can obtain real-time information on healthcare facilities, services and specialists tailored to their unique health needs,” said Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Chris Williamson.
“Miners face many potential health challenges, whether because of disabling injuries, occupational illnesses like silicosis and black lung disease, or obstacles to finding quality mental health care. MSHA’s Miner Health Matters initiative encourages miners to get regular health screenings and maintain awareness about their health, and this tool makes that easier by placing information directly in miners’ hands,” added Williamson.
The tool will also soon be available within the MSHA mobile miner app.
MSHA works to prevent death, illness and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S miners. The agency develops and enforces safety and health rules for all U.S. mines regardless of size or number of employees. MSHA also provides technical, educational and other types of assistance to mine operators. MSHA works cooperatively with industry, labor and other federal and state agencies to improve safety and health conditions for all miners in the U.S.
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