Preventing MSHA’s POV enforcement
The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” applies to the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) Pattern of Violations (POV) enforcement powers.
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MSHA: No mines eligible for POV notice for third consecutive year
The Mine Safety & Health Administration noted that, for the third consecutive year, no U.S. mining operations meet the criteria for a POV notice.
Read MoreMain looks forward, back as a new MSHA era dawns
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.
Read MoreMSHA: No mines meet criteria for Pattern of Violations notice
None of the nation’s more than 13,000 mining operations meets the criteria for a Pattern of Violations notice, MSHA reports.
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The pattern of violations game, continued
The most serious civil sanction under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act converts regular citations into repeated […]
Read MoreMSHA 2014 data shows mining injuries reached all-time low
The U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) released its 2014 preliminary mine safety data, which includes information […]
Read MoreMSHA launches two online tools to track violations
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) introduced two online tools to assist operators, miners, MSHA and […]
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