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Costly Claims
Operators may pay the price for MSHA’s new emphasis on discrimination enforcement.
by Michelle Witter
Citing the Upper Big Branch disaster, MSHA’s Joseph Main announced that the agency intends to continue to place an increased emphasis on the investigation of miners’ rights ... Read More...
One-on-one with MSHA’s Joe Main
I had an interesting conversation with MSHA's Joe Main. He spoke extensively about the progress MSHA has made in regard to consistency training for field inspectors and touted the progress made through MSHA's partnerships with the NSSGA and state aggregate ... Read More...
Partnership initiative promotes summer water safety
Nearly 300 people have drowned at mine properties since 1999.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), and the Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) have joined forces to promote summer ... Read More...
MSHA reorganizes to centralize oversight of assessments, accountability programs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a reorganization designed to centralize its oversight of certain cross-cutting, compliance-related actions. MSHA's Office of Assessments, Accountability, Special Enforcement, and Investigations will ... Read More...
MSHA announces final rule for high-voltage continuous mining machines
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced the publication of a final rule in the Federal Register revising the agency’s electrical design requirements for the approval of high-voltage continuous mining machines. The rule also establishes additional safety standards ... Read More...
Straight Talk on Safety
by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
During the last 12 months, aggregate producers have faced challenges unprecedented throughout the nearly 20 years I have covered this industry. The nation’s economy has faltered, leading to drastic decreases in construction. Aggregates production dropped by 27 ... Read More...
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