President Trump says he will nominate the former CEO of a coal company with a history of safety violations to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
The newly appointed Acting Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health has no background in mine safety and health – something which a union representing thousands of U.S. miners finds “troubling.”
Although improvements in roof control technology in underground coal mines have significantly reduced accidents involving roof and rib falls or coal bursts, such accidents remain a leading cause of injuries, reports the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
It is estimated that 5 to 10 arc flash explosions occur in electric equipment every day in the United States.
In the mining industry the largest single injury category of electrical injuries are caused by non-contact electrical arcs.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017.
A proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to reduce payments to health care providers for black lung related services will force the providers to stop treating miners affected by the disease, says the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA).
‘Brookwood-Sago’ grants honor 25 fallen Alabama, West Virginia miners
February 22, 2017
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced the availability of up to $1 million in grants for education and training programs to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.
Taxpayers spent $1.1 billion on cleanup in four years
December 19, 2016
Following a court order and Congressional directive under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the EPA is proposing financial responsibility requirements for the hardrock mining industry.
Safety consultant Doug Herlein joins J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. as MSHA Compliance Expert
September 20, 2016
Companies looking to improve compliance with the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) rules can now look to safety consultant Doug Herlein at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Herlein brings 30 years of safety and compliance experience to J. J. Keller, which includes expertise in the area of MSHA compliance, in addition to DOT and human resources compliance.