How to recognize signs of ramped-up MSHA enforcement
Congress included in the Federal Mine Safety & Health Act what could be described as a “ramped up” enforcement scheme for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA).
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MSHA: No POV notices issued in last 12-month stretch
The Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) most recent Pattern of Violations (POV) screening period stretched from February 2019 to January 2020.
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US mines do not meet POV criteria for fifth consecutive year
None of the nation’s 13,000-plus mining operations met the criteria for a Pattern of Violations (POV) for the fifth consecutive year.
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Yes, POV is still a thing
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez examine the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s pattern of violations (POV) enforcement policy.
Read MorePreventing 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 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 […]
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