About the HMRA
On June 6, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the members of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association (JAHSA), overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment and changes to their by-laws to create a mine rescue organization within the JAHSA: the Holmes Mine Rescue Association (HMRA). This action reestablished mine rescue as an important function within the JAHSA, as it was at the Association’s 1916 founding.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was instrumental in demonstrating the need for a mine rescue component especially in light of more recent mine tragedies. At three mine rescue summits and several other events held with the mine rescue community on mine emergency response gaps, MSHA discussed the need for a national mine rescue structure to address many mine emergency response issues. The re-establishment of mine rescue within the JAHSA was the preferred solution by the community.
News
2024 National meeting minutes posted
Safety videos posted on the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety website
IMRC 2022 results
See the results from the Sept. 11-16 International Mines Rescue Competition.
More information
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes (first Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and namesake of the Joseph. A. Holmes Safety Association) is watching a 1911 safety demonstration at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- HMRA officers
- HMRA membership application
- HMRA organization chart
- Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association Constitution and By-Laws
- HMRA rules and contest resources
- Rationale for changes to the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association’s constitution and by-laws
- Letters from officials about 2013 HMRA founding
- Competition results
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