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Upgraded MSHA data system to assist operators with compliance

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) completed an upgrade to its primary data system, bringing increased functionality and more intuitive navigation to this feature on the agency's website. Keep Reading

Aggregate producers are raising concerns as MSHA merges coal inspectors with the metal/nonmetal mining sector. Photo by Kevin Yanik

Understanding MSHA’s informal conference process

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Ogletree Deakins' Bill Doran and Margo Lopez explain how the process can provide an efficient means for addressing issues with citations early on. Keep Reading

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MSHA, EPA rules to watch in the months to come

The Trump administration's updated agenda of pending regulations and upcoming regulatory rollbacks offers a glimpse of what's to come with the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Keep Reading

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Identifying safety risks through panorama photos

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Capturing and studying panoramic photos is one way aggregate producers can build up their hazard recognition skills during safety training. Keep Reading

MSHA is intensifying its approach to workplace health. Photo by Joe McCarthy.

MSHA renews its focus on health

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Ogletree Deakins' Bill Doran and Margo Lopez explore the intensifying focus on health by the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading

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MSHA awards safety grant to University of Nebraska at Kearney

The Mine Safety & Health Administration awarded a $92,000 grant to the Nebraska Safety Center to assist the University of Nebraska at Kearney in training the state's mining industry. Keep Reading

Employee safety should always be the first priority when resuming operations in the spring. Photo courtesy of Mellott Company.

Starting up your operation this spring

After the long offseason, checking a site’s conditions and crushing equipment is essential for aggregate operations to successfully resume. Keep Reading

Scepaniak was brought up in the family company by his father, Joe, who taught him the ins and outs of the aggregate industry along with his cousin, Tony. Photo courtesy of Wm. D. Scepaniak.

P&Q Profile: Wm. D. Scepaniak’s John Scepaniak

In this exclusive interview, P&Q chats with John Scepaniak, the project manager of Wm. D. Scepaniak, about current projects, contract crushing and more. Keep Reading

Bill Doran says there is a different atmosphere around MSHA now that Assistant Secretary David Zatezalo is leading the agency centered on mine safety and health. Photo courtesy of PamElla Lee Photography.

Dissecting MSHA’s 2019 agenda

The tone coming out of the Mine Safety & Health Administration shifted under the current administration, but frontline changes are slow to surface. Keep Reading

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