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Mines – Workforce Alabama Mines
Workforce Alabama inspects all mine workplaces to ensure compliance with state laws and regulations, protecting the safety of persons working in the industry. In the event of a mine disaster, Mine Safety and Inspection works to coordinate rescue efforts and investigations.
Protecting Alabama’s Miners
Training programs promote mine safety, rescue and first aid. Mine Foreman and Fire Boss certifications are administered through the Board of Examiners of Mine Personnel. Production records are also kept for coal and other minerals mined in Alabama.
Underground Mine Maps
A large collection of underground mine maps, dating back to the late 1800s, is available online. Since the presence of abandoned mines can be a critical factor in the structural stability of potential building sites, these maps are invaluable to developers.
Abandoned Mines
Find information about abandoned mines and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (AML), responsible for resolving problems like mine fires or subsidence, dangerous highwalls, and other hazards that result from past mining practices.
Surface Mining
Learn about Workforce Alabama’s surface mining program that ensures land mined for non-fuel minerals is reclaimed in accordance with state law. Find mining permits, reclamation processes and surface mining inspection information.
Mine Safety Reports
Find reports from the Office of Mine Safety and Inspection.
Unions
In 2017, union members accounted for 7.4% of wage and salary workers in Alabama, down from 8.1% in 2016, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alabama’s 2017 union membership rate was at a series low since comparable state data became available in 1989, peaking in 1993 at 14.7%. Nationwide, union members accounted for 10.7% of employed wage and salary workers in 2017.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contact
Main Number: (334) 956-7404
Fax: (334) 956-7405
Email (Report Submission): inspection.reports@labor.alabama.gov
Eddie Wiggins, Director/Chief Inspector
(334) 956-7411
eddie.wiggins@labor.alabama.gov