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Main says enhanced enforcement strategies are working
Despite a number of challenges confronting the mining industry over the past two and a half years, MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph Main says the actions being taken by the agency and many in the industry are moving mine safety and… Keep Reading
MSHA promoting summer water safety through program
MSHA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) are collaborating to promote summer water safety through the Stay-Out and Stay-Alive program. Now in its 14th year, the program warns outdoor enthusiasts, ATV… Keep Reading
MSHA announces results of impact inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that federal inspectors issued 335 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in April. The coal mines were… Keep Reading
AEM president optimistic on highway-bill passage
After attending the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) fly-in this week in Washington and meeting with members of Congress to urge action on the transportation bill, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater said: "This week in Washington, I had… Keep Reading
OSHA educating about hazards working in heat
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has kicked off a national initiative to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather. The outreach effort builds on last year’s summer… Keep Reading
NSSGA continues effort to derail federal water guidance
The bipartisan House bill, H.R. 4965, that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing, adopting, implementing, administering or enforcing the Clean Water Jurisdictional Guidance now pending at the Office of Management and… Keep Reading
MSHA wants discharged miner reinstated
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission against Ferraiolo Construction Inc. to reinstate a worker to his former position and provide compensation for wages lost as a… Keep Reading
NSSGA to address members’ safety commitment with MSHA
NSSGA will have high-level discussions with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) Joe Main over the next few weeks about issues tied to worker safety and health and compliance. An official meeting is planned for June 6 in… Keep Reading
MSHA releases latest mine fatality update
The Mine Safety and Health Administration reports 10 miners died in work-related accidents at U.S. mines during the first three months of 2012. Six of the deaths were coal mining related while the other four involved powered haulage, a fall… Keep Reading
