POV
Outlining MSHA enforcement in 2023
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran outlines the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) ramped-up enforcement and why the approach may continue in 2023. Keep Reading
How to recognize signs of ramped-up MSHA enforcement
Congress included in the Federal Mine Safety & Health Act what could be described as a “ramped up” enforcement scheme for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Keep Reading
MSHA: No POV notices issued in last 12-month stretch
The Mine Safety & Health Administration's (MSHA) most recent Pattern of Violations (POV) screening period stretched from February 2019 to January 2020. Keep Reading
US mines do not meet POV criteria for fifth consecutive year
None of the nation's 13,000-plus mining operations met the criteria for a Pattern of Violations (POV) for the fifth consecutive year. Keep Reading
Yes, POV is still a thing
Ogletree Deakins' Bill Doran and Margo Lopez examine the Mine Safety & Health Administration's pattern of violations (POV) enforcement policy. Keep Reading
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
MSHA: No mines eligible for POV notice for third consecutive year
The Mine Safety & Health Administration noted that, for the third consecutive year, no U.S. mining operations meet the criteria for a POV notice. 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
The pattern of violations game, continued
The most serious civil sanction under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act converts regular citations into repeated orders to withdraw miners – potentially for the life of the mine. This happens if MSHA declares a pattern of violations (POV). This… Keep Reading
