MSHA targeting silica with enforcement initiative
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is implementing an enforcement initiative with the intent of protecting miners from respirable crystalline silica.
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The industry reexamines safety following mine fatality uptick
After 2021 produced an unusually high number of mine fatalities, the aggregate industry is reevaluating how to move forward safely.
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A common-sense approach to MSHA jurisdiction
The Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission recently held that the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) does not have jurisdiction to inspect equipment located off mine property, even if it is sometimes used at a mine.
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MSHA accident investigation reports should tell whole story
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) referencing the presence of drugs – whether prescription or non-prescription – or alcohol in an accident investigation report would be the overwhelming exception to the rule.
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Taking safety beyond training mandated by MSHA
Training is essential to ensure miners understand how to safely perform a task. Training lays the groundwork for safety, but MSHA-mandated training alone is not enough.
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Training workshops available for spring start-up
A series of training workshops are available to provide mining operations with the resources needed for a safe spring start-up.
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How subtle shifts in MSHA practice are having a big impact
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is gradually changing. These changes aren’t the kind announced in a press release or presented in a stakeholder meeting, though, so operators must remain wary.
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When aggregate operations will become fully autonomous
Autonomous vehicles will likely become mainstream within aggregate operations someday, but that future is still at least years away. Trimble Applanix’s Damir Gumerov sat down with P&Q to discuss what it will take to get to full autonomy.
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MSHA in transition mode as 2021 nears its end
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez examine where we are with Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) enforcement, as well as what can be expected from the agency in 2022.
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