Safety
Motivational speaker imparts safety messages at OSSGA seminar
The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) invited Curtis Weber, a motivational speaker, to share his workplace accident survival story at the 2017 Operations, Health & Safety Seminar in Toronto. Keep Reading
Workplace exams rule to be implemented despite opposition
The Mine Safety & Health Administration issued a final rule for workplace examinations that will go into effect this spring despite opposition from the mining industry. Keep Reading
Thanks, Mike
Mike Heenan is moving toward semi-retirement, so taking over the column are his very able colleagues Margo Lopez and William Doran. Keep Reading
Cemex USA hosts safety week at operations
Cemex USA recently hosted a company-wide initiative at its facilities across the United States. Keep Reading
Lowering the mine fatality rate
MSHA announced that the 2016 fiscal year ending Sept. 30 had the lowest fatality incidence ever recorded for the more than 13,000 operating mines. Keep Reading
MSHA releases November impact inspection results
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued 152 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted in November 2016. Keep Reading
Rethinking the way we fuel up
Operators of Tier 4 engines have transitioned to quite different maintenance routines, including the way to properly handle fuel. Keep Reading
Main looks forward, back as a new MSHA era dawns
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), reflected on his seven years at the agency during a teleconference with reporters. Keep Reading
Safety first, no matter your politics
No matter which side of the political spectrum you most associate, we all wish to honor the nation's hard-working miners on National Miners Day. Keep Reading
