Tags: MSHA
2010 ACRI Seminar
- July 20, 2010
Learn how to deal with MSHA inspections, legal affairs, and safety and health issues.
MSHA publishes excavator guidance
- July 20, 2010
On July 13, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published a new bulletin, Program Information Bulletin No. P10-09, regarding safety measures to be taken while operating ...
MSHA prevails in UMWA court challenge to public hearings
- May 24, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has ruled in ...
MSHA hosting web chat on April 28; ‘Plan, Prevent and Protect’ strategy proposed
- April 27, 2010
The Department of Labor’s Spring 2010 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda has now been published in the Federal Register and posted online at http://www.dol.gov/regulations/.
A video featuring U.S. Department of Labor Secretary ...
Judge rejects $558 million case against Cemex
- February 2, 2010
by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
In June, Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Jerry Patterson accused Cemex of trespassing on its own land by not paying the state ...
Fisher Sand & Gravel receives MSHA safety awards
- January 21, 2010
Dickinson, N.D.-based Fisher Sand & Gravel Company, was recognized by the U.S. Deptartment of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Rocky Mountain District, with three awards ...
North Central Regional Mine Rescue Contest
- January 11, 2010
Location: International Union of Operating Engineers Apprenticeship and Skills Improvement training facility, Wilmington, Ill.
Sponsor: Mine Safety & Health Administration
Contact: Bill Pomroy, 218-720-5448
The Joe Main Agenda and Prospects for MSHA Legislation in 2010
- January 5, 2010
The Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA) will offer a Webinar on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. EST to examine the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) agenda ...
Expect Enforcement
- January 1, 2010
New agency leaders put the industry on notice.
By Henry Chajet and Christa Lee Rock
“It’s time to put the ‘H’ for ‘Health’ back in ‘MSHA,’” Dr. Greg ...
Elevating Safety
- January 1, 2010
The right equipment helps an Illinois operator perform plant maintenance more quickly and more safely.
When it comes to plant safety, guidelines from the Mine Safety and Health ...
Paper, Paper Everywhere
- December 1, 2009
Bringing MSHA’s documents into the light.
by Marci Fulton
“It is not deeds or acts that last: it is the written records of those deeds and acts.” — Elbert ...
In a Perfect World
- December 1, 2009
by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
As I interviewed this year’s AggMan of the Year, Cheryl Ann Suzio (see page xx), she shared a different perspective of the Mine Safety ...
Straight Talk on Safety
- November 4, 2009
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 ...
D-paper D-ciphered
- November 3, 2009
Prior violations can have lasting repercussions that only begin with unwarrantable failure citations.
by Peter S. Gould
With Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement efforts ramped up to ...
Report on “Aggregates in Action” Fall Fly-In
- October 2, 2009
Nearly 50 of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) members took to the halls of Capitol Hill, holding hundreds of meetings on Sept. 23 as part of the ...
MSHA issues October alert
- October 2, 2009
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued a Fatal Alert for October stating that the last 10 years, metal/non-metal mines have experienced more fatal accidents in ...
MSHA’s Mike Davis to address Fly-In attendees
- August 11, 2009
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) says it is concerned that improvements in the aggregates industry safety and health record is not being acknowledged by the ...
Increased MSHA Scrutiny on Fall Protection on Mobile Equipment
- August 3, 2009
In recent weeks, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) says it has been made aware of Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement of what ...
The Art of Air Sampling
- August 1, 2009
Knowing when, how, and why to challenge citations stemming from air sampling can save your site not only current penalties but also potential future litigation.
by Daniel J. ...
Down on Main Street
- August 1, 2009
by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
Much of the last year has been spent talking about Wall Street, but this month, another challenge faces the aggregates industry — Main Street. ...
MSHA enforcement alert
- July 9, 2009
According to one state association, one of its members recently received a citation from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for failure to install handrails on a ...
Joe Main nominated to head MSHA
- July 9, 2009
President Obama has nominated Joe Main to be the next Administrator of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. Main formerly served as the administrator for occupational ...
July 2009 – AggBeat
- July 1, 2009
by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson signed a final rule on April 21 to reinstate the 500-pound threshold for certain industrial ...
MSHA offers $500,000 in safety grants
- July 1, 2009
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is offering $500,000 in grant money for mining operations — surface and underground that produce coal, metal, and minerals — to develop training ...
Alert: Delayed Response on Parking Brake
- June 3, 2009
The automatic emergency-parking brakes on some Bucyrus 848 Un-A-Haulers may take 4 to 5 seconds to activate after the panic bar is hit, according to a safety ...
The Time Trap
- June 1, 2009
MSHA’s new conference process may cause operators who want to challenge citations to make difficult decisions.
by Mark Savit
As you likely know, the Mine Safety and Health ...
MSHA to add staff, tighten enforcement
- May 19, 2009
President Barack Obama is proposing a slight increase in funding for federal mine safety enforcement, but wants to cut spending on the cleanup of abandoned coal mines, ...
March 2008
- March 1, 2008
Gearing Up for a Safe Spring
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