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Effectively managing workplace exams Posted on 16 Apr 2024 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

Creating a comprehensive record of workplace exams is crucial for documenting adverse safety or health conditions found, notifying affected miners, and taking action to correct them.

When to notify MSHA of an injury Posted on 05 Mar 2024 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

A recent case calls into question when a mine operator has to immediately notify the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) of a particular injury.

Detailing MSHA’s recent mobile equipment rule Posted on 12 Feb 2024 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) finalized its ruling on surface mobile equipment safety in December. Find out the key elements the rule covers.

The results of MSHA’s recent performance review Posted on 03 Jan 2024 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

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

Where MSHA and the industry are right now Posted on 23 Nov 2023 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez take stock of 2023 Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) developments and what may be ahead in 2024.

Is heat illness regulation on the horizon? Posted on 20 Oct 2023 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

Several states – California, Washington and Minnesota – have implemented heat illness prevention standards, and more states may soon follow.

Five MSHA standards to watch out for Posted on 20 Sep 2023 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

Ogletree Deakins leaders identify lesser-known Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) standards that should not be overlooked.

How far does MSHA jurisdiction extend beyond mine property? Posted on 29 Aug 2023 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez provide an update on a case involving where the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) jurisdiction ends.

Taking steps towards mine safety Posted on 28 Jun 2023 in the featured & Features & From the Magazine categories.

There has been a spike of fatal accidents occurring across the mining industry. Ogleree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez discuss how operators can stay safe around machinery and powered haulage.