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MSHA’s New Powered Haulage Standard Rule and Implementation

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Since the mid-1990s, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has talked about surface haulage accidents and how to prevent them. Organizations including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...more

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MSHA Publishes New COVID-19 Resources For Miners

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NIOSH and MSHA collaborated recently to publish more resources to mitigate miner exposure to COVID-19. The materials include a web page with guidance for staying healthy, as well as posters, all provided on both MSHA’s and...more

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MSHA Continues To Solicit Information On Underground Miner Exposure To Diesel Exhaust

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MSHA continues to request information from underground stakeholders concerning the exposure of underground miners to diesel exhaust. The original notice and request for information was published on June 8, 2016. ...more

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Mine Safety Agency Rolls Out New Fatality Prevention Initiative

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Noting that 2015 was the safest year ever in the U.S. mining industry, the Mine Safety and Health Administration nonetheless has rolled out a new safety initiative, Rules to Live By (RTLB) IV....more

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Here We Go Again—The Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act

For the fourth time since the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion in April 2010, a Congressional bill proposes to further amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act...more

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