The Mine Safety and Health Administration has filed a complaint against Ferraiolo Construction to reinstate a worker to his former position.More>>

IMA-NA Chairman Kevin Porterfield and IMA-NA President Mark Ellis presented the awards at the IMA-NA’s Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.More>>

Federal inspectors issued 253 citations, orders and safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal/nonmetal mines in January, MSHA announced.More>>

MSHA has scheduled a stakeholder meeting in April to discuss future compliance associated with fall protection, NSSGA announced. Aggregate producers have long complained that vagueness of the standards makes compliance harder to achieve. NSSGA asked for more clarity on the fall protection standards...More>>

MSHA is clearing up a safety issue concerning Bayco flashlights.More>>

Overall compliance with safety and health regulations is improving among the nation’s more than 12,000 metal and nonmetal mining operations, MSHA announced. Preliminary data indicates a 14 percent decrease in citations and orders issued at these mines – 74,373 in 2010 compared to 64,186 in 2011.More>>

MSHA is seeking public comment on data collection relating to miners’ rights in the workplace. The agency is performing a pilot study to determine how to survey miners’ understanding of their rights under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the degree to which they believe they...More>>

Zach Knoop, corporate director of safety for Knife River Co., was named NSSGA’s 2011 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional, the association announced. The award, established in 1987, provides national recognition to an individual who has made superior and substantial contributions toward...More>>

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>>

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>>