Joseph Main
MSHA notes winter hazards to avoid
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued a safety message to the industry as miners will soon be working in winter. Keep Reading
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 launches enhanced ‘Rules to Live By’ standards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will begin enhanced enforcement of its “Rules to Live By." Keep Reading
MSHA and others to perform mine rescue exercise
On April 8, representatives from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), CONSOL Energy, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Special Medical Response Team will perform a join mine rescue exercise at the Harvey Mine in West Finley,… Keep Reading
MSHA’s Main speaks at NSSGA convention
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main told members at the annual convention of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association in Baltimore that mining industry improvements in the past five years have laid the… Keep Reading
MSHA launches two online tools to track violations
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) introduced two online tools to assist operators, miners, MSHA and others in tracking violations of standards commonly associated with mining deaths and underground coal mines. These tools also allow users to monitor… Keep Reading
MSHA begins inspections for high-fatality occupations
In a stakeholder conference on Friday, MSHA administrator Joseph Main announced that MSHA will begin inspections for high fatality mining occupations, including truck drivers, supervisors and contractors on Feb. 2, says the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP). These occupations… Keep Reading
MSHA discrimination complaints reach record high in 2014
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) filed 49 discrimination complaints, which is more than any other year. The complaints, filed with FMSHRC, involved allegations of discrimination made by miners in the form of… Keep Reading
MSHA honors miners on National Miners Day
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) honored the contributions of minors on Dec. 6, which was designated by Congress as National Miners Day. According to MSHA, the date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in… Keep Reading
