Tag: civil penalties

Aggregate producers are raising concerns as MSHA merges coal inspectors with the metal/nonmetal mining sector. Photo by Kevin Yanik

What operators must know about civil penalty assessments

February 9, 2023 By and

Contesting civil penalties brought forth by the Mine Safety & Health Administration can bring about changes to the citation.

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Quiz: MSHA civil penalty assessments: Myth or fact?

May 25, 2018 By

Aggregate producers often ask how the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) sets civil penalty amounts for citations. […]

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Civil penalty assessments: Myths versus facts

April 4, 2018 By and

We are often asked how the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) sets civil penalty amounts for citations – a simple question with a not-so-simple answer.

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New rules to adjust civil penalty amounts

June 30, 2016 By

The U.S. Department of Labor announced two interim final rules to adjust its civil penalties for inflation.

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MSHA’s Main weighs in on examination guidance, ‘Rules To Live By’

November 24, 2015 By

Pit & Quarry had the opportunity to ask Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety […]

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MSHA decision on civil penalty regulation still to come

November 19, 2015 By

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed amending its civil penalty regulation to simplify the criteria, […]

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