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Mike Heenan, who wrote the monthly “MSHA & The Law” column appearing in Pit & Quarry from 1996 to 2017, was a preeminent authority on mine safety law.

Remembering Mike Heenan, a mining industry advocate

The mining community lost a great friend and advocate this month with the passing of Mike Heenan, a longtime Pit & Quarry columnist who was a preeminent authority on mine safety law. Keep Reading

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Ideas for MSHA leaders to consider

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez provide a short-list of items for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) to consider under the new administration. Keep Reading

Aggregate producers may see rulemaking on powered haulage safety in 2020, perhaps incorporating requirements for deploying new tech into current safety standards. Photo: P&Q Staff

What’s next for MSHA amid government dismantlement

The current downsizing of the federal government bears watching, but mine operators should continue with their efforts to maintain safe workplaces. Keep Reading

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How to handle mine inspector misconduct

Most mine inspectors with the Mine Safety & Health Administration do act professionally on mine sites, but there are exceptions. Keep Reading

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How MSHA, mine safety should be reshaped in 2025

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez present a wish list for the new year related to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) and mine safety overall. Keep Reading

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A look back and what’s ahead for MSHA

The return of President Donald Trump to the White House in January should bring significant changes to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading

Three of the 16 fatalities the Mine Safety & Health Administration recorded through the end of July were classified as powered haulage. Photo: P&Q Staff

How to effectively utilize the MSHA close-out conference

Ogletree Deakins leaders present strategies to make the most out of these. Keep Reading

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Knowing your rights under the Federal Mine Safety & Health Act

Mine operators and managers have rights, too, and it is essential they know what they are before the Mine Safety & Health Administration arrives. Keep Reading

The Mine Safety & Health Administration's illumination standard at 30 C.F.R. §56.17001. That standard requires “illumination sufficient to provide safe working conditions [that] shall be provided in and on all surface structures, paths, walkways, stairways, switch panels, loading and dumping sites, and work areas.” Photo: ictor/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Shedding light on MSHA’s illumination standard

Given the subjective nature of this Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) standard, mine personnel sometimes feel inspectors make things up as they go. Keep Reading

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