Bruce Watzman reports that the National Mining Association - NMA - is an advocate at the federal level for mining companies in the U.S. The NMA not only advocates for mining companies, but also acts as a leader in key areas that are critical for the sustainability of the industry. Few issues are more important to the mining industry than safety. Therefore, the NMA is spear-heading a movement to improve safety and health management in the U.S. mining industry. As the largest constituent of the U.S. mining industry, coal producers must be an integral part of any overall effort to further improve mining safety. The NMA is collaborating with coal producers and other mining companies to make progress toward an end goal of zero mining accidents.
The U.S. coal mining industry takes safety seriously, and major improvements in safety have been achieved. Since 1970, fatalities in coal mines have decreased by about 92 per cent, while coal production in the U.S. has increased by 62 per cent. In the last 18 years alone, injuries at coal mines have fallen by half. Despite this clear improvement in safety, there has been a plateau in the number of fatalities at coal mines, a phenomenon that is also true of the overall U.S. mining industry.
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