Since 2024, 33 mines have been granted the use of a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) through the Petition for Modification process. Electromagnetic interference can cause failure of a miner-worn Proximity Detection System (PDS) if it is not worn as recommended, such as being worn too close to the battery or motor/blower of a PAPR.…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched the new MSHA Information Hub to help miners, operators, contractors, and other stakeholders quickly find answers to their most frequently asked questions. The MSHA Information Hub makes it easier than ever to access important safety and health information and serves as a…
The Collaborative Worksite Training™ Construction Package is the next step for your HEO program. Multiple students can virtually operate a variety of machines at the same time in the same environment. This unique learning opportunity will help them understand how their movements affect other operators and the overall worksite production level. Individual reporting allows instructors…
Registration is now open for the 19th Annual Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference! The Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference Committee wants to invite you to attend this year’s conference. Register now and mark your calendar for October 29 to October 31, 2025 (we will be done by noon and you can be home…
The average mining operator now spends over $20,000 per year on citations and penalties. In this must-attend cost-savings workshop, learn how to reduce or eliminate fines—with the added benefit of improved safety conditions. In an era of increasing citations, this workshop will prepare you to handle Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspectors and challenge…
Conn Maciel Carey’s Midwest Workplace Safety (OSHA / MSHA) and Labor and Employment Law Summit in Detroit, MI 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…
The Trump Administration continues its quest to ease regulatory burdens and improve the efficiency of government functions by seeking input from the public regarding overly burdensome regulations that should be rescinded or replaced. On April 11, 2025, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget published a Request for Information soliciting feedback from stakeholders on…
Since October 1, 2024, MSHA issued 43,819 violations that were evaluated to determine whether they were significant and substantial (S&S). An S&S violation can contribute, in a significant and substantial way, to the cause and effect of a safety or health hazard. Of the violations issued in this period, 8,240, or 18.8%, were designated S&S.…
Calling all jobseekers! The U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration is excited to invite you to a free Mining Industry Job Fair taking place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia. This event is a valuable opportunity for jobseekers in the mining sector to connect…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has released Morton Salt Inc.’s Weeks Island Mine and Mill from the agency’s pattern of violations designation after demonstrating significant and sustained improvements in safety and compliance. The New Iberia, Louisiana, operator of the Weeks Island Mine and Mill worked…