Register to Attend the Second Silica Stakeholder Meeting, July 17th!

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Please join the Mine Safety and Health Administration for their second Silica Stakeholder Meeting in-person or on-line. This meeting will take place at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy, 1301 Airport Rd. Beaver, WV 25813 and will also stream on-line, beginning at 1pm Eastern time. Register to attend here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7913983/MSHA-Beckley-WV-Silica-Stakeholder-Meeting-07-17-2024. If you have questions regarding the…

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES $10.5M FUNDING AVAILABILITY TO SUPPORT MINE SAFETY, HEALTH TRAINING, EDUCATION

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. MSHA will award these grants as part of its fiscal year 2024 State Grants program to fund the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for…

Kevin P. Deel Obituary

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Kevin P. Deel, 67, of Slate Lick, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 15, 2024, due to cancer. Kevin was born April 6, 1957, son of the late Esther B. (Lewis) and Andy J. Deel and was a lifelong resident of the Freeport area. He graduated from Freeport Area Senior…

Certificates of Achievement in Safety

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All active and intermittently active mines required to report injury and employment data under the Mine Act are eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement in Safety. Online submissions are required by July 15, 2024. Since 1978, MSHA has issued Certificates of Achievement in Safety to eligible mine operators. The specific rules and requirements to…

Belt Conveyor System – Stored Energy – Safety Alert

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⚠️ SAFETY ALERT – Since 2019, two miners have died, and six miners have suffered lost time injuries from the sudden release of stored energy while working near belt conveyor systems. Learn, implement, and live by the best safety practices to prevent further injury and death: ✅ Develop safe work procedures that eliminate or safely…

Stand Down to Save Lives, May 22nd, 2024

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What is Stand Down To Save Lives? Stand Down To Save Lives is a critical initiative by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) dedicated to uniting the mining community in a collective effort to bolster safety and health practices across the nation’s mines. Set to take place on May 22nd, this nationwide event serves…

Department of Labor announces findings of March 2024 impact inspections completed at 14 mines with histories of repeated health, safety violations

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states in March 2024, issuing 199 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion killed 29 miners in West Virginia at the Upper Big…

Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment – Compliance Assistance Resources

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The Mine Safety and Health Administration has published a training course to assist operators and contractors with compliance of the final rule, Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment. Access the online program now: https://arlweb.msha.gov/distance/SMESP/index.html Find more compliance assistance resources here: https://www.msha.gov/compliance-assistance-templates-and-other-resources.