Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
The Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) under the U.S. Department of the Interior was the predecessor of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, prior to March 9, 1978.[1]
History[edit]
Through an administrative action in 1973, the United States Secretary of the Interior created the MESA as an agency within the Department of the Interior. Because of concern about the apparent conflict of interest between the health and safety enforcement functions of the United States Bureau of Mines (BOM) and its production-focused oversight of mineral resources, BOM's safety operations and health enforcement responsibilities were split off to MESA's charge until MSHA's establishment in 1978.[2]
See also[edit]
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
References[edit]
- ^ "Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations", United States Department of Labor.
- ^ "History of Mine Safety and Health Legislation Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine", United States Department of Labor.
Categories:
- United States Department of the Interior agencies
- Defunct agencies of the United States government
- Mine safety
- Mining law and governance
- Government agencies established in 1973
- 1978 disestablishments in the United States
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- Government agencies disestablished in 1978
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