Surface – Sand and Gravel On April 14, 2017, an excavator operator was trapped in the cab for several minutes after material from a bank fell engulfing the excavator. The miner suffered injuries to his arm. Best Practices • Train all persons to recognize adverse conditions and environmental factors that can decrease highwall stability and…
MSHA’s Quarterly Training Call is scheduled for Monday, April 30 at 1 p.m. ET. Assistant Secretary David G. Zatezalo will open the call with remarks and will be available for questions at the close.This call will focus on powered haulage safety – a priority issue for MSHA. We have seen far too many miners injured…
Sam Pierce, Southeast District Manager for MSHA’s Southeast Metal Nonmetal District, led an MSHA Southeast Stakeholder Conference Call on April 23, 2018. Below is a summary of the contents of the call. 1. Mr. Pierce emphasized that he wanted to raise awareness of the recent an increase in Southeast mining related accidents. In the past…
April’s Safety Law Newsletter discusses MSHA’s safety improvement plans, OSHA’s enforcement of the Electronic Reporting Rule, MSHA’s reopening of the UG Diesel Exhaust Exposure Rule and more. Click here to read the full newsletter.
The Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) Alternative Case Resolution Initiative (ACRI) is a program in which ACRI-trained, non-attorney MSHA specialists resolve or try selected enforcement disputes with mine operators arising from citations under the Mine Act. ACRI generally applies to cases in which the aggregate penalty does not exceed $2500, and where no disabling or…
Tallahassee Community College (TCC) wrote an article on our Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition, held from Feb. 26 – March 1 at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana, Florida. Read the full article here.
Congratulations to the Vulcan Materials (Black) team for winning the overall trophy for our Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition! Miners, emergency responders and safety workers convened at the Florida Public Safety Institute, in Havana, Fla., on Feb. 26 through March 1 to participate in the Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and…
WCTV in Tallahassee, Fla. filmed some descriptive video footage and published an insightful story on our Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. Read the article and watch the news clip here.
The Herald, Gadsden County’s largest single-copy newspaper, wrote an informative piece detailing our Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition, held from Feb. 26 – March 1 at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana, Florida. Read the full article here.
February’s Safety Law Newsletter features a variety of topics, such as various employer responses to the opioid epidemic, a black lung study that points to respiratory illness in miners, MSHA’s address of changes in regulations during the quarterly training call and the Trump Administration’s FY 2019 Budget Plan, which will reduce safety and health funding. Click…