ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in “stacks” that resemble enormous ponds, are at risk for leaks or other contamination when Hurricane Ian comes ashore in the state, environmental groups say. Florida has 24 such phosphogypsum stacks, most of them concentrated in…
On February, 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the Take Time Save Lives campaign to reach miners, promote best practice resources and ensure mine operators have the tools they need to fully train miners to use equipment. Click here to read more.
Karen Miller, Mining Program Manager at TCC’s Florida Public Safety Institute, has received the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association National District Council Safety Competition Woman of the Year Award. Click here to read more.
The U.S. Department of Labor has provided resources to help workers and employers prepare for and respond to coronavirus. The Mine Safety and Health Administration is working with mine operators during this unprecedented time. Visit https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus and review the “Flexibilities for Mine Operators” section to learn more about revised recertification due dates.
Thank you to all of the miners, emergency responders and safety workers who participated in the Third Annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. The competition took place Feb. 24-27, 2020 at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana. Congratulations to all of our winners! Overall Grand Champion Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Grey…
By: Lanetra Bennett I WCTV Eyewitness News February 27, 2020 GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) — Florida has one of the only surface mining competitions in the southeast region. The competition has been going on this week at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Gadsden County. The Florida Mine Safety Program hosted the emergency response training…
The Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association and the Holmes Mine Rescue Association National Meeting and Training Seminar will be held in Virginia Beach, VA on June 18-20. The seminar will provide a variety of safety, health and mine rescue workshops presented by national and international experts from diverse sectors of mining. For more information and…
Thank you to all the miners, emergency responders and safety workers who participated in the Second Annual Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition on Feb. 25-28 at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana, Fla. and congratulations to all of our competition winners! Overall Grand Champion Vulcan Materials – Vulcan Black Team Field Competition First…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety are offering respiratory fit tests and audiometric and spirometry workshops! Click here for a full calendar of the available workshops. If interested, sign up here.
WCTV in Tallahassee, Fla. reports on our Second Annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition, held Feb. 25-28, 2019.