With projected spending on construction projects forecasted to be in the billions over the next few years, the need for skilled heavy equipment operators is going to be a priority. The reality is that there won’t be enough experienced operators to meet the demand. According to a survey of the Construction Personnel Executives Group, 24%…
The desk of Sam Pierce, SE District Manager, MSHA, Metal/Nonmetal is looking forward to having the second 2016 SE Stakeholder conference call to discuss recent seatbelt concerns in Metal and Nonmetal mining and hope you will all join. The following agenda items will be addressed, along with a Q & A session for each topic: recent MNM…
On October 5, 2016, MSHA held an important mining industry stakeholder meeting, with a call to action to prevent mining deaths. While there have been great strides to improve mining safety, leading to 2015 as the safest year in mining history in terms of the fewest number of mining deaths and lowest fatal and injury…
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.…
Twenty of the miners who died in mobile equipment accidents at metal and nonmetal mines since 2005 would have survived the accident had they been using their seat belt. The ages of the victims ranged from 21 to 65 years, with job experience varying from as little as four, eight and twelve days up to…
EI DuPont De Nemours & Co Inc – The Chemours Company TT LLC On April 11, 2016, a 61-year old dozer operator with 18 years of mining experience was fatally injured at a surface titanium ore mine. He had been leveling the haul roads into the pit with the dozer and was found lying approximately…
Reinforce your safety skills this Fall! In this edition, you’ll find information about the National Mine Health and Safety Academy and its 40th anniversary, TRAM Conference, MSHA announcements, 11th Annual Southeast Mine Health and Safety Conference, Safety Law newsletter, Cat Simulators, Contact Safety Quiz and upcoming October events. Read full E-Newsletter