Tags: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
MSHA Alert: Drill Safety
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released an accident prevention alert following a recent injury. The incident involved a roof bolting machine operator who was seriously injured when he was struck by an unrestrained drill steel.
MSHA recommends the ... Read More...
Keep Safety in Mind
by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
tdunphy@randallreilly.com
According to data released by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 2012 had the lowest fatality rate in the history of U.S. mining, with 0.0107 deaths per 200,000 hours worked and a reportable injury rate of ... Read More...
A Flagrant Foul
Review Commission issues a troubling decision on “repeated flagrant” violations.
By Arthur Wolfson
The Federal Mine Safety Review Commission recently issued a decision addressing application of the “repeated flagrant” provision of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (the ... Read More...
The Nation’s Top 25 Construction Aggregates Producers
2011 marked the first increase in production since 2006, with slight price increases as well.
U.S. production of construction aggregates in 2011 was 2.17 billion short tons, valued at $17.2 billion, free on board (f.o.b.) at plant. Construction aggregates production decreased ... Read More...
GUEST BLOG: Inspector liability for flawed inspections raises concerns
by Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
What could be worse than having the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) show up to conduct a hazard complaint-based inspection? Having this occur where the inspectors themselves can be held personally liable if they ... Read More...
MSHA says inspections have made mines safer
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 245 citations and 13 orders during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and six metal/non-metal mines in January 2013.
The monthly inspections involve mines ... Read More...
The Pattern of Violation Rule
Is it more effective enforcement or simply another regulatory morass?
by Laura E. Beverage and Michelle Witter
On Jan. 17, 2013, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released its final rule amending the existing regulations governing Pattern of Violations (POV), 30 ... Read More...
MSHA: Report released on contract driller fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a report on a Nov. 1 fatality involving a contract driller with six years of experience (click here to see the full report). The 30-year-0ld driller was apparently attempting to thread a ... Read More...
Limestone byproducts for food create niche market
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‘Animal feed’ segment can be a compelling outlet in uncertain
economic times.
by Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
tgbarbaccia@randallreilly.com
In a challenging economy, creating ... Read More...
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...
MSHA: Fatality rates at all-time low for second straight year
Preliminary data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released on Jan. 31 indicates that, in 2012, mining fatality rates reached an all-time low for the second straight year. Fatality rates are calculated based on the number of mining ... Read More...
Proper Dredge Maintenance Yields Higher Profits
Four key tasks should be part of a dredge maintenance plan to help ensure long-term operation.
Proper equipment maintenance is the key to long-term success, since it reduces production uncertainty by increasing availability, reducing energy consumption, decreasing or eliminating environmental and ... Read More...
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