Mine Safety & Health Administration
Four steps to maintain equipment safely
Maintaining a safe work environment is essential to not only keep employees out of harm’s way, but reduce risk, avoid downtime and ensure operations run efficiently and smoothly. Keep Reading
MSHA in transition mode as 2021 nears its end
Ogletree Deakins' Bill Doran and Margo Lopez examine where we are with Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement, as well as what can be expected from the agency in 2022. Keep Reading
Biden chooses nominee to lead MSHA
President Biden finally selected a nominee who will head the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). His name is Chris Williamson. 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 awards mine safety, health grants
More than $10.5 million in state grant funding will be used to support health and safety training throughout the country. Keep Reading
MSHA: No mines in U.S. have pattern of violations
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) found that none of the 12,000 mine operations in the U.S. met the criteria for patterns of violations for the seventh consecutive year. 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
Fatal mine accidents approaching recent annual highs
Mining fatalities this year are already approaching 2020’s total, and the year is only three-quarters complete. Keep Reading
The aggregate industry braces for regulatory change (Part 2)
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
