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GUEST BLOG POST: Aggregates case addresses highwall safety, guarding issues
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP
Two of the more subjective standards that are commonly cited by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) concern appropriate guarding of moving machine parts and stability of highwalls at aggregate operations. In a January 2013 ... Read More...
Section 103(k) Shutdowns
MSHA’s expansive use of Section 103(k) orders is a derogation of the purpose and intent of an enforcement tool
In the last year, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has shut down several mines and imposed significant operating costs on ... Read More...
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