January’s Safety Law Newsletter features various topics, including an article detailing the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) targeting of opioids and violence as factors in workplace fatalities, highlights of the National Academies of Science (NAS) report on occupational surveillance needs and the D.C. Circuit Court’s decision challenging OSHA’s proposed crystalline silica rule. Click here to…
Miners, Emergency Responders and Safety Workers Can Advance Skills at Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition HAVANA, Fla. — Miners, emergency responders and safety workers will have the opportunity to test their skills on Feb. 26 – March 1 during the Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition hosted by the Florida Mine…
The upcoming New Year brings with it a new chapter for the mining industry under MSHA regulation. This will mark the agency’s first full year with the Trump Administration, and it begins with MSHA’s leadership team appointed, confirmed and in place. This leaves the industry with questions regarding the status moving forward of past enforcement initiatives,…
December’s Safety Law Newsletter features various topics, including information on the enactment of a final rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation that amends employer’s obligations to test for synthetic opioids, an article highlighting worker safety in the cannabis industry and the announcement of the beginning of the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s annual Winter…
November’s Safety Law Newsletter highlights a variety of topics, including the appointment and confirmation of David Zatezalo as the new Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, a recent report by the National Safety Council addressing critical needs in contractor safety management and the controversial reopening of a bill aimed at workplace examination…
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced our Inaugural Surface Mining Emergency Response & Rescue Competition on their website! Click here to view the post. The competition is LESS THAN THREE MONTHS away so be sure to register, view the agenda and browse the competition rules.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently awarded Tallahassee Community College (TCC) with a $160,297 grant, as part of a federal effort to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting mining safety and health courses. Congratulations, TCC! For more information, read the full article below. MSHA Awards $10.5 Million…
On October 17, 2017, in Idaho, a miner was fatally injured while operating a bulldozer on a downward slope. While pushing overburden to a rock bench below the top of the pit, he was ejected from the cab and run over by the left track. The machine continued to tram over the edge of the…
In the November 8 training call, you will find information on training materials, fatalities, serious accidents and close calls from Coal and Metal/Nonmetal. To access the full training call, click here.
Test your contact safety knowledge with this article from the State of Nevada’s Mine Safety & Training Section! Read the article, fill out the questionnaire and turn it in for a decal! Download the article here. Submit completed questionnaires to Lisa Olson at lmolson@business.nv.gov. The Mine Safety and Training Section (MSATS) was created…