Tags: National Mine Health and Safety Academy
MSHA holding public briefing Upper Big Branch Mine explosion investigation
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold a briefing on June 29 to publicly disseminate information gathered during the investigation of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va.
The briefing will coincide with ... Read More...
AggBeat: The heat is on MSHA
An audit by the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General reveals that 56 percent of ‘experienced’ journeymen MSHA inspectors aren’t trained properly.
By Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has received ... Read More...
Taking inventory
Taking inventory
By Peter Gould
Let us stop for a moment to reflect on where we are and how we arrived. Congress explains its reasons for enacting the Mine Act with an important introductory section entitled “Findings and Purpose.” That section states, ... Read More...
