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Planning for a workplace crisis

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Workplace accidents almost always occur suddenly and without warning. Here's how to handle them. Keep Reading

How to handle the closeout conference

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The best strategy for a closeout conference, like an inspection, depends on a lot of factors. Keep Reading

MSHA to place emphasis on three safety standards

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There are three categories of safety standards the Mine Safety & Health Administration will be emphasizing this year. Keep Reading

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MSHA and the new administration

At Pit & Quarry’s annual roundtable, a topic of interest was potential changes coming to the Mine Safety & Health Administration. Keep Reading

How Trump’s 2-for-1 regulatory approach translates to mining

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There is a great deal of uncertainty in Washington regarding how the new administration’s goal of reducing regulations will impact rulemaking moving forward. Keep Reading

Lessons from the safest year in mining

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A number of things were done right in 2016 to achieve the fewest fatal accidents ever in coal and metal and nonmetal mining. Keep Reading

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Exploring the transition ahead at MSHA

Bill Doran, an attorney at Ogletree Deakins, sheds some light on the transition to come at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading

Uncovering significant and substantial violations

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Before the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) can issue an unwarrantable failure citation, the violation must be significant and substantial. Keep Reading

Legal counsel in accident investigations

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All fatalities at a mine must be reported, even if due to natural causes or non-mine events. Keep Reading

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