[Webinar] MSHA's Most-Cited Standards and How to Avoid Them - May 17th, 1:00pm ET

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Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET

Your Host: Nicholas W. Scala and Justin M. Winter

MSHA’s published enforcement initiatives and Fatalgrams are an easy place to start when improving mine safety and proactively preparing sites for inspection, especially if you do your research. Reviewing MSHA’s most-cited standards for enforcement trends can offer nuanced insight into the areas MSHA tends to emphasis during enforcement, customized to an operator’s industry sector and/or geography.

Armed with this knowledge, operators can determine trends in citations, specific to operations like their own and proactively prepare and avoid enforcement.

During this webinar, participants will learn about:

  • MSHA’s most-cited standards for a variety of industry sectors; and
  • Enforcement tendencies specific to mining subgroups.

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About the presenters

Nicholas W. Scala
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Nick Scala is a Co-Chair of the national MSHA • Workplace Safety Practice at Conn Maciel Carey. He focuses his practice on issues involving mining safety and health law, representing mining companies, on both the surface and underground, independent contractors and cement manufacturers.

Mr. Scala represents and advises clients in all phases of involvement with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), particularly guiding companies through MSHA investigations and challenging enforcement and jurisdiction by the agency. Prior to representing the mining industry, he worked as a miner and he is a Certified Mine Safety Professional through the International Society of Mine Safety Professionals.

Justin M. Winter
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Justin M. Winter is a co-chair of the firm’s national MSHA • Workplace Safety Practice at Conn Maciel Carey.  His practice focuses on issues involving mining safety and health law.

Mr. Winter represents clients during involvement with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), including advising clients through enforcement, various forms of MSHA inspections and investigations, and litigation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC).  He assists clients in preparing corporate safety policies, training procedures, and inspection procedures concerning MSHA enforcement. Mr. Winter is active in state associations involved in the mining industry, and often speaks to various industry groups on mining related issues.

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DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.

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