By Mark S. Kuhar If you do a Google search on “Quarry” this time of year, you will invariably come up with a great many articles about people who have died swimming in an active or abandoned quarry. Consequently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created “Stay Out! Stay Alive!” – a public safety campaign to educate…
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Mine Rescue Contest to be Held in Kentucky
Kentucky Crushed Stone Association and Carmeuse Lime & Stone are two of the hosts for this year’s competition. Find out what teams have to do to win. Read more.
Read MorePrinciple Number Three: Compliance = Safety
This is the third in a series of six columns exploring traditional principles of safety. Previous parts were entitled: “Safety First” and “Safety is Just Common Sense.” – Ed.
Read MoreFirst Look – June 2014
Nichol Joins Rock ProductsMining Media International is pleased to announce that Kyle Nichol has joined the staff of Rock Products and C&D World magazines as a regional sales manager.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Results of April Impact Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 147 citations and 15 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal and nonmetal mines in April. The monthly inspections, which began in force in April 2010 following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that…
Read MoreMSHA Steps Up Mine Fatality Prevention Efforts
In the wake of two mine stakeholder safety summits held in less than four weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it is stepping up efforts even further to counteract the recent spike in mining deaths.
Read MoreMSHA Issues Mine Fatality Data; Convenes Meeting
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the first quarter of 2014. From Jan. 1 to March 31, eight miners died in accidents in the U.S. mining industry. Three were killed in coal mining accidents and five in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. The previous quarter…
Read MoreTo Report or Not to Report, That is The Question
Injury Reporting Requirements for Mine Operators vs. Contractors. By Mark Savit, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Read MoreMSHA Issues Preliminary Mine Safety Data for 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration released preliminary data for calendar year 2013, updating the “Mine Safety and Health at a Glance” page. The charts include information on inspections; violations; number of mines and miners; and fatality and injury rates for coal, metal and nonmetal, and all mining.
Read MoreMSHA Rings Alarm Bells
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration will convene a meeting of mine industry stakeholders this week in the wake of a dramatic increase in metal and nonmetal mining deaths. The meeting will address the causes of recent deaths, identify actions needed to prevent them, and work to reverse the trend.
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