mine safety
Brookwood-Sago mine safety grants awarded
Ten organizations driving miner education across the U.S. will receive $985,284 in grants awarded under the Brookwood-Sago mine safety program. Keep Reading
MSHA launches miner safety, health app
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) unveiled a mobile app aimed at providing miners with health and safety information, best practices and more. Keep Reading
Seeking out solutions on mine safety
At the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable, Ogletree Deakins’ Margo Lopez discussed possible factors in recent mining fatalities. Keep Reading
Keys to protecting mine workers from heat stress
New research is underway to better understand heat stress and how it impacts those working within aggregate operations. Keep Reading
Where MSHA enforcement and leadership are headed
With some change already underway at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Ogletree Deakins’ Margo Lopez offers a look at what’s coming next. Keep Reading
Safety meetings on the docket
Check out which mine safety conferences will be taking place this fall for industry professionals. Keep Reading
MSHA targeting silica with enforcement initiative
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is implementing an enforcement initiative with the intent of protecting miners from respirable crystalline silica. Keep Reading
The industry reexamines safety following mine fatality uptick
After 2021 produced an unusually high number of mine fatalities, the aggregate industry is reevaluating how to move forward safely. Keep Reading
A common-sense approach to MSHA jurisdiction
The Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission recently held that the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) does not have jurisdiction to inspect equipment located off mine property, even if it is sometimes used at a mine. Keep Reading
