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Pit & Quarry Roundtable a few weeks away
The annual Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference makes its return next month to South Florida. Find out how you can be there. Keep Reading
How subtle shifts in MSHA practice are having a big impact
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is gradually changing. These changes aren't the kind announced in a press release or presented in a stakeholder meeting, though, so operators must remain wary. Keep Reading
How to formulate a game plan for MSHA special investigations
With anecdotal evidence of an uptick in Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) special investigations, it's prudent to review procedures and best practices. Keep Reading
MSHA proposes mobile equipment safety rule
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) published its long-awaited proposed rule addressing surface mobile equipment safety. Keep Reading
The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 1)
P&Q’s 2021 Roundtable presented a forum to discuss the greatest shifts – or lack thereof – in the Mine Safety & Health Administration since the onset of the Biden administration. Keep Reading
2021 fatal accident spike could become a ‘defining’ moment
A significant increase in mining fatalities in 2021 could prompt action from the Mine Safety & Health Administration. Ogletree Deakins' Bill Doran and Margo Lopez explain. Keep Reading
Ogletree Deakins’ Doran discusses a new era for MSHA
Bill Doran of Ogletree Deakins discussed where the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) stands under the Biden administration, COVID-19 impacts on enforcement and more at the 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading
Where the industry stands with MHSA – and what’s ahead
It has been more than five months since the Biden administration took office, and while there is still a lot to learn about the potential enforcement focus of the MHSA, much has become clearer. Keep Reading
What’s ahead with MSHA on powered haulage?
With fatal powered haulage accidents this year already up over 2020, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will likely be developing a related rule for operators. Keep Reading