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Lowering the mine fatality rate
MSHA announced that the 2016 fiscal year ending Sept. 30 had the lowest fatality incidence ever recorded for the more than 13,000 operating mines. Keep Reading
Defining ‘negligence per se’
Negligence per se is a legal concept employed in lawsuits to cement a claim for damages. Keep Reading
MSHA’s expanded workplace examinations
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) announced a proposed regulation to amend workplace examination requirements. Keep Reading
Advances in safety management lowers fatality rate
Safety in metal and nonmetal mines in the first three months of 2016 improved over 2015. Keep Reading
Pit & Quarry Roundtable draws nearly 50
The Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference took place Jan. 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., uniting aggregate producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives in an idea-exchanging forum. The event, which was sponsored by Am Cast, Philippi-Hagenbuch, Sandvik Mining & Construction,… Keep Reading