OSHA Tries Fourth Amendment “Work-around” By: Gary Visscher, Esq. What constitutes a reasonable scope for an inspection after the employer reports an injury or an employee complaint is received, is before a federal district court in Georgia. The case involves poultry processor MarJac Poultry, Inc. Mar-Jac Poultry complied with OSHA’s 2014 injury reporting rule by…
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has posted a Seasonal Safety Alert on its website. Historically, October has been the mining industry’s deadliest month, especially in the metal and nonmetal (MNM) sector. Last year – in 2015 – a concerted effort by industry and MSHA to make October safe instead of deadly resulted in…
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today it has awarded $1 million to six organizations to develop training programs and materials that support mine rescue and mine emergency preparedness for underground mines. A provision in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 established the…
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration will hold its annual Training Resources Applied to Mining conference Oct. 11-13, 2016, at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia. The tuition-free seminar provides opportunities for health and safety professionals to improve their cache of training materials.…