Dec. 9, 2024 – The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released an Opioid Resource Guide. The goal of this guide is to provide mine operators, occupational safety and health managers and others with actionable tools to more effectively plan, implement and integrate a range of workplace interventions to prevent opioid use and opioid use disorder among mine workers. It was developed collaboratively by MSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Feedback from mining community constituents, existing workplace opioid use prevention guidance and the prevention research literature informed the design of this guide. “It is a great resource guide, well researched and provides producers with ways they can help deal with the opioid crisis in the mining industry,” said Rock Products contributor, Safety Consultant Joe McGuire.