mine safety
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 to explore workplace exams, diesel exhaust monitoring
MSHA plans to hold a public hearing July 19 in Salt Lake City, where the agency will address its proposed rule addressing workplace exams. 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
MSHA’s expanded workplace examinations
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) announced a proposed regulation to amend workplace examination requirements. 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 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, AEM issue cellphone safety alert
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) and Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) issued a mine safety alert regarding cellphones. Keep Reading
MSHA provides new details on trapped-miners incident
The Mine Safety & Health Administration adds details on the recovery efforts at Green Brothers Gravel Co. Inc.'s Harmony Mine and Mill. Keep Reading
Mississippi pit collapse traps two miners
Recovery efforts continue at a Mississippi gravel pit, where two miners were trapped following a pit collapse. Keep Reading