regulation
OSHA issues final rule on respirable silica dust
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule to improve protections for workers exposed to respirable silica dust. According to OSHA, the final rule will improve worker protection by reducing the permissible exposure… Keep Reading
Cleaning up its act
It’s a piece of legislation that is sure to get vetoed if it passes the Senate, and would likely turn into a partisan mess if it ever actually became law, but the basic idea behind the SCRUB Act is a… Keep Reading
Insights on the latest MSHA developments
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and regulations are continuously of interest to aggregate producers. Mike Heenan, an attorney at Ogletree Deakins who also serves as Pit & Quarry’s legal editor, offered his latest insights on MSHA developments in… Keep Reading
MSHA’s Main weighs in on examination guidance, ‘Rules To Live By’
Pit & Quarry had the opportunity to ask Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), about the agency's latest preparatory mine emergency efforts and the status of proposed amendments to the civil penalty… Keep Reading
MSHA decision on civil penalty regulation still to come
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed amending its civil penalty regulation to simplify the criteria, which would promote consistency, objectivity and efficiency in the proposed assessment of civil penalties and facilitate the resolution of enforcement issues, according… Keep Reading
MSHA penalty controversy
MSHA conducted its first hearing on proposed changes to civil penalty regulations on Dec. 4. MSHA wants to decrease operator challenges to penalties and limit operator opportunities to have penalties overturned. The overwhelming bone of contention is MSHA’s proposal to… Keep Reading
New MSHA penalties
MSHA is amending civil penalty procedures. The agency says this is to promote consistency, objectivity and efficiency, and facilitate the resolution of enforcement issues. Really, though, MSHA is displeased many cases are initiated by operators who disagree with inspector findings,… Keep Reading
