Sample Alliance Program Goals 

The Alliance agreements include a set of short-and long-term goals that fall into one or more of the following 

defined categories: 

 Training and Education, 

 Outreach and Communication, 

 Technical Assistance, 

 Promoting the National Dialogue on Mine Safety and Health. 

Following are examples of some of the goals that the Alliance allies and MSHA have developed and incorporated 

into the agreements. 

Sample Alliance Program Goals – Training and Education 

 Develop training and education programs on reducing and preventing mine hazards. 

 Develop and share best practices and effective approaches to improve mine safety and health. 

 Develop training and education programs on mine and disaster rescue, recovery and hazardous 

materials emergency response techniques. 

 Develop and share best practices and effective approaches to improve mine and disaster rescue, 

recovery and hazardous materials response. 

Sample Alliance Program Goals – Outreach and Communication 

 Develop and disseminate information on mine safety and health at conferences, events, or through print 

and electronic media, including links from [between] Web sites. 

 Develop and distribute information through print and electronic media, including CDs, DVDs, interactive 

Web-based programs and establish links between [ ] Web sites. 

 Develop and disseminate information on mine and disaster rescue, recovery and hazardous materials 

response techniques at conferences, events, or through print and electronic media, including links 

[between] Web sites. 

 Collaborate on developing and conducting technical sessions for various conferences. 

 Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences, meetings or other events and proactively address mine 

safety and health issues. 

 Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences or other events and generate opportunities for [our 

organizations’] leadership to speak to safety and health professionals in the mining industry. 

 Work with MSHA to expand the [ ] existing relationship with MSHA in the Stay Out – Stay Alive 

Project. 
 

Sample Alliance Program Goals – Technical Assistance 

 Conduct evaluations of applied engineering to improve mine safety and health. 

 Conduct evaluations of exemplary applied engineering controls to improve mine safety and health so 

that the Alliance can communicate sound engineering solutions to others in the industry. 

 Conduct evaluations of applied engineering to improve mine and disaster rescue, recovery and 

hazardous materials response. 

 Conduct analyses to identify potentially hazardous health and safety conditions to which the Alliance 

should direct particular attention and resources. 

 Conduct analyses to identify health and safety practices which the Alliance can recommend to improve 

mine safety and health. 

Sample Alliance Program Goals – Promoting the National Dialog on Mine Safety and Health 

 Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to mine safety and health whenever 

[ ] leaders address groups. 

 Raise others’ awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to mine safety and health and 

homeland security whenever [ ] leaders address groups. 

 Share information on best practices and effective approaches, as jointly determined [ ], with 

others in the mining industry through individual or joint outreach and through training programs and 

materials [ ]. Promote the implementation of these practices and approaches through print or 

electronic media, at conferences or by other means of outreach. 

 There shall be a special emphasis on cooperatively working with state aggregate associations in 

helping them improve the health and safety working conditions for their members’ employees. 

 Perform mine safety and health case studies and publicize their results through print or electronic 

media, promotion at conferences, or other means of outreach. 

 Convene and participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on 

opportunities to help forge innovative solutions to challenging safety and health issues in mines or to 

provide input on such issues. 

 Work collaboratively to present clear and accurate statistical information on mining and minerals 

operations in the United States.