Register to Attend the Colorado Regional Mine Rescue Contest

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 2025 Colorado Regional Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench,Technician Team & Pre-shift (if applicable) Contest at the Embassy Suites Hotel and John Q. Hammons Conference Center in Loveland, Colorado! The contest is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Mine Rescue Council; Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining…

Save the Date: CMC’s Midwest Workplace Safety and Labor and Employment Summit

Conn Maciel Carey’s Midwest Workplace Safety (OSHA / MSHA) and Labor and Employment Law Summit is an in-person program hosted by the attorneys in CMC’s national OSHA / MSHA Workplace Safety  and Labor • Employment Practice Groups based out of our Midwest Region offices (Chicago, Detroit, and Columbus), and joined by their colleagues from Washington, DC and California. This program is designed to…

Congratulations to the 2025 Competition Winners

Team Competition Winners: Congratulations to the Florida Mine Safety Program’s Team Competition Winners of the 6th Annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition, Regional and Florida State Champions, which were presented during the Awards Ceremony on Thursday, February 27th at Shiloh Farms in Tallahassee, Florida. Team Trainer Award: Chad Connor – L’Hoist – Montevallo…

2025 Fatalities – Focus – Safety Alert

Ten miner fatalities occurred between January 3 and March 5, 2025 – more than triple the number for the same period in 2024. Accidents classified as Powered Haulage remain the most common with four fatalities, followed by Machinery (two fatalities), and Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall (two fatalities). Four fatalities involved failures of…

Florida Mine Safety Program in the News: Mine rescue teams across the nation flock to Havana for special training

“Mine rescue teams from across the nation flocked to Havana, Florida for the 6th annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. Twelve teams participated in training sessions and a rigorous competition at the Florida Public Safety Institute. Seven of those teams came from across the Sunshine State and the others came from states including…

Director of Continuing Education at the Florida Public Safety Institute Featured on the News: New Active Shooter Training Aims to Save Lives Faster

Logan Lane, Director of Continuing Education at the Florida Public Safety Institute, was recently featured in a Channel 7 news article titled “New Active Shooter Training Aims to Save Lives Faster.” In the article, Logan discusses the Active Shooter training, which is a course offered by the Florida Mine Safety Program. Here’s a snippet from…

US Department of Labor issues final rule adopting voluntary consensus standards for electric motor-driven mine equipment, accessories

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule that updates testing, evaluation and approval requirements for electric motor-driven mine equipment and accessories used in gassy mines with high risks of fire and explosion. Read the full news release now: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/msha/msha20241209