February 8, 2017 – The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) has a message for aggregates producers. This is no time to relax and rest on your laurels. There is a new administration in Washington, D.C., and you need to get them on your side. Reach out and build relationships with state and national representatives, and members of the new administration, if…
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MSHA Issues Close Call Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued the following close call accident alert.
Read MoreMSHA Hazard Alert Issued for Hoppers
MSHA issued a hazard alert for hoppers after a recent incident. A front-end loader operator was loading into the feed hopper. He dismounted from the cab to retrieve two 55-gal. drum lids from the hopper, when he fell into the hopper and became engulfed by the sand.
Read MoreMSHA Special Impact Inspections Hit New York Plant Hard
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced federal inspectors issued 132 citations and two orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines in December 2016.
Read MoreWorkplace Examination Rule to Go into Effect in May
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it will issue its Final Rule for Examination of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. The new rule will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 23, 2017, and go into effect on May 23, 2017.
Read MoreMSHA Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued the following Metal/Nonmetal Serious Accident Alert.
Read MoreNSSGA Pushes Back on Workplace Exam Rule
Jan. 4, 2017 – In a last-ditch effort to thwart the Obama administration’s push of a deeply flawed MSHA workplace exams proposal, NSSGA officials met with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Info and Regulatory Information (OIRA) to stress that the rule is not necessary and that current regulations are sufficient to protect workers in quarries.…
Read MoreNSSGA Looks Forward to New Congressional Activity
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) is looking forward to a new Congress and session. For the first time in 88 years, a Republican majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate will welcome a new president of the same party.
Read More2016 Was Record Low Year for Mining Fatalities
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) indicate that in 2016, 25 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines – down from 29 in 2015. The figure represents the lowest number of mining deaths ever recorded and only the second year that mining deaths dropped below 30. Currently, approximately 330,000…
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – January 2017
TOP NEWS Trump Taps Chao President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the Transportation Department. Chao is a former U.S. deputy transportation secretary recently resigned from the board of Vulcan Materials Co. Safety First at CalCIMA The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its 2016 Safety Excellence Awards at its 2016…
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