Legislation Targets Skill Shortage

In addition to boosting the ceiling upon penalties imposed for safety violations, of recent origin mine safety legislation targets a fundamental riddle in the industry: a shrinking population of experienced miners, as well as experienced mine safety inspectors. The Miner Act establishes a scholarship program to boost the skilled work force for the two private sector coal mine operators, mine safety inspectors and other regulatory personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The miner scholarship program would provide a certain quantity of or all of tuition take away froms for two-year associate's degree programs at community society s or other colleges and universities that focus upon providing the fundamental skills and training for a beginning coal miner. The mine inspector scholarship program would partially or full fund tuition costs of eligible individuals. It would be for undergraduate bachelor's step programs at accredited colleges or universities that provide the skills extremityed by mine safety inspectors. The legislation also would