# DOL - 19-24-001-06-001 - 2
> **Open** recommendation · 2023-10-17
**Report:** COVID-19: MSHA Did Not Complete or Accurately Report Mandatory Inspections ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/39381))
**OIG report number:** 19-24-001-06-001
**Recommendation number:** 2
## Text
We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health update MSHA policies to: (1) define a schedule for verifying mine statuses; (2) specify when visual verifications (e.g., E28 idle mine visits) are necessary; (3) limit deviations from the mine status criteria to defined exceptional situations; (4) define how “primary mine type” changes apply during calculation of inspection requirements; (5) define timeliness metrics for certification of E01 inspections; (6) require mandatory inspections start and end in the same fiscal year; and (7) define how to calculate the mandatory inspection completion rate annually.
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