Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
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The Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration, United States Department of the Interior
, (MESA), was the predecessor organization to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
, prior to March 9, 1978. http://www.msha.gov/30cfr/18.2.htm
Through an administrative action in 1973, the United States Secretary of the Interior
created the new Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (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 was created. http://www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/MSHAINF2.HTM
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
, (MESA), was the predecessor organization to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
Mine Safety and Health Administration
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce...
, prior to March 9, 1978. http://www.msha.gov/30cfr/18.2.htm
Through an administrative action in 1973, the United States Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
created the new Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (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
United States Bureau of Mines
For most of the 20th century, the U.S. Bureau of Mines was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.- Summary :...
(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 was created. http://www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/MSHAINF2.HTM