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The results of MSHA’s recent performance review

January 3, 2024 By and

An Office of Inspector General performance review of the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) found significant deficiencies with the agency.

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MSHA piloting vaccine outreach program

January 26, 2022 By

The program, which the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will handle, targets mining areas in states with vaccination rates below 60 percent.

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What’s next for MSHA’s mobile equipment safety rule?

January 7, 2022 By

The U.S. Department of Labor is holding a public hearing on the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s proposed rule to improve safe use of mobile, powered-haulage mining equipment.

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MSHA awards mine safety, health grants

October 4, 2021 By

More than $10.5 million in state grant funding will be used to support health and safety training throughout the country.

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Construction employment remains below pre-pandemic peak

August 23, 2021 By

The Associated General Contractors of America reports that 36 states are still seeing employment below the February 2020 mark.

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John Deere launches apprenticeship program for dealers

July 22, 2019 By

John Deere received approval for its Registered Apprenticeship Program, designed for its dealers in the agriculture and construction industries.

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WPT Power receives safety, health award from OSHA

September 13, 2017 By

WPT Power Corp. received the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Award from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).

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DOL to review workplace examination rule

February 24, 2017 By

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will review a Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) rule on workplace examinations.

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Main looks forward, back as a new MSHA era dawns

December 14, 2016 By

Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), reflected on his seven years at the agency during a teleconference with reporters.

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