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Preventing MSHA’s POV enforcement

The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” applies to the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) Pattern of Violations (POV) enforcement powers. Keep Reading

Zatezalo addresses inspector consistency, other MSHA issues

The Mine Safety & Health Administration's (MSHA) David Zatezalo, outlined his agenda for the agency at a House subcommittee hearing. Keep Reading

David Zatezalo’s impact on the aggregate industry

Margo Lopez, managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins' Washington, D.C. office, talks about her early impressions of David Zatezalo, the assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), as well as the impact he could have on the… Keep Reading

2018 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference

P&Q hosted the 2018 Pit & Quarry Roundtable in Florida. Find out what attendees had to say about the state of the industry, infrastructure funding and more. Keep Reading

MSHA’s Zatezalo to address SME conference

The MSHA assistant secretary of labor will speak at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) upcoming conference in Minneapolis. Keep Reading

Aggregate industry ally joins MSHA

The aggregate industry secured a victory when Ed Elliott, the former safety and health director at Rogers Group, was named a senior advisor at the Mine Safety & Health Administration. Keep Reading

MSHA’s transitions through the Trump Administration

A number of issues occupied the attention of the mining industry in 2017. Most of these issues arose as a result of the new administration in Washington. Keep Reading

MSHA’s relationship with the aggregate industry

While some producers describe having a healthy relationship with MSHA inspectors, a number continue to describe their experience with the agency as negative. Keep Reading

Zatezalo addresses workplace exams, MSHA training resources

David Zatezalo, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), discussed several topics related to the aggregate industry in a letter to the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers. Keep Reading

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