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MSHA reorganizes to centralize oversight of assessments, accountability programs February 9, 2012
MSHA announced a reorganization designed to centralize its oversight of certain cross-cutting, compliance-related actions. MSHA’s Office of Assessments, Accountability, Special Enforcement and Investigations will incorporate the management, support and coordination of both routine and special...More>>
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MSHA to enhance enforcement efforts on specific safety standards February 2, 2012
MSHA launched the third phase of an outreach and enforcement program designed to strengthen efforts to prevent mining fatalities. Rules to Live By III: Preventing Common Mining Deaths will focus on 14 safety standards that were chosen because violations related to each have been cited as...More>>
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Small Mine Office to remain open January 13, 2012
NSSGA reports that MSHA has decided to “reverse its earlier effort to dismantle its Small Mine Office.”More>>
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Mining fatalities in 2011 second lowest on record January 6, 2012
Preliminary data from MSHA reveals that 37 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines in 2011. There were 21 coal mining and 16 metal/nonmetal mining fatalities last year, compared with 48 and 23, respectively, in 2010, making 2011 the year with the second-lowest number of mining...More>>
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November impact inspection results available from MSHA January 3, 2012
Federal inspectors issued 315 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal/nonmetal mines in November, MSHA announced. Metal/nonmetal operations were issued 62 citations and two orders.More>>
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Safety reminders January 3, 2012
A look at 2011 fatality statistics in the metal/nonmetal sector reveals 16 total deaths.More>>
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Spring Thaw safety conference scheduled for March in Illinois December 16, 2011
The Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Mines and Minerals will host the Spring Thaw/State Grants Safety Conference on March 6-7, 2012, at The Chateau Hotel in Bloomington, Ill. The annual conference will cover topics of critical interest...More>>
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MSHA to launch pre-assessment conferencing procedures December 2, 2011
The new procedures are based on the results of a pilot program launched by MSHA Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Main in August 2010 that evaluated the effect of the pre-assessment conference on contested citations. The evaluation incorporated input from industry stakeholders, including mine operators...More>>
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MSHA announces results of October impact inspections November 28, 2011
Federal inspectors issued 226 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and three metal/nonmetal mines in October, MSHA announced. The coal mines were issued 145 citations and 18 orders, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 51 citations and 12...More>>
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Four dead in four days November 21, 2011
We're reminded once again of the daily dangers miners face.More>>
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