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GUEST BLOG: Byrd Mine Safety Act: Different Lyrics But Same Old Song
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP
It's Ba-ack! On March 17, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and 17 other democratic co-sponsors introduced HR 1373, the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013, a revised version of last session's model that refocuses ... Read More...
Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence
The new Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence, associated with the University of Utah’s Department of Mining Engineering in the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, was created to help the global mining community address a major challenge: how to systematically and permanently improve ... Read More...
NSSGA promotes Northeast Mine Safety & Health Conference
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association and the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Northeast District are joining together to stage the Northeast Mine Safety & Health Conference, a three-day-long conference on mine safety and health. The conference is set for April ... Read More...
Main Highlights MSHA Milestones
During a recent conversation with Joe Main, he touted MSHA’s work with aggregate associations to bring about safety improvements.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Joseph A. Main, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), has been ... 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...
Visual Communication
Good signage can help keep work environments safe in mines and quarries.
By Martin Carter
No matter how well a mine or quarry has attended to safety, going through a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), or WorkSafe ... Read More...
Rock Law
The Unintended Impact of Imminent Danger
In today’s enforcement-first environment, no company is immune from imminent danger orders.
By Jason P. Webb
A little-noticed provision of recently enacted legislation is causing headaches for mine operators without providing meaningful benefit to the public. On ... Read More...
House doesn’t pass the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010
On Dec. 9, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 214-193 against the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010. Because the measure was taken up by the House as a "suspension" — a legislative mechanism requiring a two-thirds majority ... Read More...
Rock Law
Expect the unexpected
Predictions for the election’s impact on infrastructure policy and safety law.
by Greg Louer
The 2010 election produced game-changing results for industries impacted by infrastructure policy and safety law. Washington, D.C. stands ready to embrace a new reality: in 2011, ... Read More...
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