Joe Main
MSHA celebrates academy’s 40th anniversary
MSHA plans to commemorate its National Mine Health & Safety Academy’s 40th anniversary with a ceremony in Beaver, W.Va. Keep Reading
MSHA names mine rescue contest winners
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) named the winner of the 2016 National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contest. Keep Reading
The future of mine safety
The industry continues to move toward the zero-fatality mark following decades of great progress in mine safety. Keep Reading
States to receive mine safety training funds
Forty-seven states will receive a total of $8.4 million to support safety and health training courses to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses. Keep Reading
MSHA: No mines meet criteria for Pattern of Violations notice
None of the nation’s more than 13,000 mining operations meets the criteria for a Pattern of Violations notice, MSHA reports. Keep Reading
MSHA increases focus on safety standards linked to mining deaths
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is enhancing enforcement of its “Rules to Live By” initiative of standards commonly cited following mining deaths, as well as nine underground coal mine exam rule standards for hazards… Keep Reading
MSHA initiative emphasizes April safety
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) unveiled a new initiative to curb mining deaths in one of the year’s deadliest months. “Think, Plan Train… Before You Begin Work!” is an MSHA safety alert initiative aimed directly at the metal… Keep Reading
Main discusses mine safety improvements at NSSGA Convention
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), highlighted improvements that have taken place in mine safety and health over the past five years in remarks delivered at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel… Keep Reading
MSHA, OSHA share 2017 budget details
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez released the president’s 2017 budget for the Department of Labor, which supports the president’s plan to train workers for jobs of the future and bolster the economic and retirement security of working families. Find… Keep Reading
