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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
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
How to effectively utilize the MSHA close-out conference
Ogletree Deakins leaders present strategies to make the most out of these. Keep Reading
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](https://stage.pitandquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-173759245-300x153.jpg)
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
How a game-changing Supreme Court decision affects MSHA
In a 2024 decision, the Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old precedent in the Chevron decision. Find out what this could mean for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading
What you need to know about MSHA’s impact inspections
Find out the differences between regular inspections and impact inspections conducted by the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading
How to track MSHA violations with citation tracking tool
Ogletree Deakins’ new Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) Citation Tracker helps the mining industry track enforcement history and identify emerging enforcement trends. Keep Reading
Effectively managing workplace exams
Creating a comprehensive record of workplace exams is crucial for documenting adverse safety or health conditions found, notifying affected miners, and taking action to correct them. Keep Reading
