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MSHA revises proposed civil penalties rule

Allison Kral Published Feb 13, 2015

According to NSSGA, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has been making substantial revisions to its proposed civil penalties rule.

NSSGA and other stakeholders have expressed opposition to the rule, which has the potential to reduce operators’ options to contest citations and risk an increase in penalty assessments.

“The agency made significant improvement in the proposed civil penalties rule,” says Joe Casper, vice president of safety services for NSSGA. “While it’s clear that MSHA is listening to our concerns, we’ll only know with certainty once the final rule is published.”

MSHA improved the definitions of “severity” and “gravity of violations,” which will save money in penalty assessment costs, NSSGA reports.

MSHA held a public meeting regarding the rule Feb. 12 and also extended the deadline for comments on the proposed rule to March 31.

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Allison Kral is the former senior digital media manager for North Coast Media (NCM). She completed her undergraduate degree at Ohio University where she received a Bachelor of Science in magazine journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She works across a number of digital platforms, which include creating e-newsletters, writing articles and posting across social media sites. She also creates content for NCM's Portable Plants magazine, GPS World magazine and Geospatial Solutions. Her understanding of the ever-changing digital media world allows her to quickly grasp what a target audience desires and create content that is appealing and relevant for any client across any platform.