# COVID-19: MSHA Faces Multiple Challenges in Responding to The Pandemic
> **Audit** by Department of Labor OIG · 2020-07-24
> *About: Department of Labor*
## Report
- **Title:** COVID-19: MSHA Faces Multiple Challenges in Responding to The Pandemic
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2020-07-24

## Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2020/19-20-006-06-001.pdf


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health monitor the potential backlog of suspended and reduced enforcement activities and develop a plan to manage the backlog once full operations resume.
- **Rec 2** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health monitor the COVID-19 outbreaks at mines and use that information to reevaluate the decision not to issue an emergency temporary standard related to the pandemic.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/covid-19-msha-faces-multiple-challenges-responding-pandemic)
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