October 16, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 15
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held its quarterly stakeholders’ call. After the introductory remarks from MSHA’s Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health David G. Zatezalo, the call focused on updates regarding safety education and…
May 20, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 10
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held the fifth of its stakeholder meetings on the revised Workplace Examination Rule for metal/nonmetal mines. Below is a summary of the proceedings.
The session was presented by Kevin G.…
April 30, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 9
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On April 30, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held its quarterly stake holders call and discussed powered haulage. The call focused on three specific areas where mining fatalities occurred related to powered haulage: large vehicles running over small vehicles, seatbelt…
April 25, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 8
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
In a case closely watched by the crane operating and mining industries, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, in a 3-1 decision, held that a miner’s presence under a crane’s spreader bar violates MSHA’s suspended load standard when not connected with the rigging process. However,…
February 11, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 3
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) conducted its quarterly Stakeholders’ call on February 12, 2018, whereby it reviewed accident information and provided brief updates on educational and regulatory developments.
Agency representatives began the call by reviewing fatality and…
February 6, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 2
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, David G. Zatezalo, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, testified before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections in a hearing to review “the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration.”…
December 5, 2017
On National Miners Day, Jackson Kelly PLLC recognizes and celebrates all of the men and women who work in America’s mines and for all that they do to maximize our natural resources and make our modern life possible. Miners are at work in every state, extracting coal, gold, salt, limestone, granite, copper, iron, zinc, gravel, and dozens of other essential stones and minerals. They supply the raw…
November 9, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 23
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
Metal/non-metal operators are reminded that the deadline for submitting comments in response to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (“MSHA”) Proposed Amendments to the Final Rule on Workplace Examinations is Monday, November 13, 2017.
The Final Rule, which seeks to significantly alter the…
October 16, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 22
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
By December 17, 2017, employers with drivers who comply with hours of service rules must install Electronic Logging Devices (“ELD”) into vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) new Electronic Logging Device Rule requires carriers and drivers who track hours of…
October 3, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 21
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
According to documents currently available for public inspection, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) will extend the effective date of the Final Rule on Workplace Examinations for metal/non-metal mines to June 2, 2018. The Workplace Examination standard that existed prior to…
September 26, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 20
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions has scheduled the nomination hearing for David G. Zatezalo to become the next Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Prior to his retirement as…
September 10, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 16
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
Today, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) made available for public viewing, two proposed rules related to workplace examinations in metal/nonmetal mines. Both proposed rules are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow.
The first proposed rule amends the Final…
October 16, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 15
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held its quarterly stakeholders’ call. After the introductory remarks from MSHA’s Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health David G. Zatezalo, the call focused on updates regarding safety education and…
May 20, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 10
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held the fifth of its stakeholder meetings on the revised Workplace Examination Rule for metal/nonmetal mines. Below is a summary of the proceedings.
The session was presented by Kevin G.…
April 30, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 9
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On April 30, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held its quarterly stake holders call and discussed powered haulage. The call focused on three specific areas where mining fatalities occurred related to powered haulage: large vehicles running over small vehicles, seatbelt…
April 25, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 8
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
In a case closely watched by the crane operating and mining industries, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, in a 3-1 decision, held that a miner’s presence under a crane’s spreader bar violates MSHA’s suspended load standard when not connected with the rigging process. However,…
February 11, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 3
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) conducted its quarterly Stakeholders’ call on February 12, 2018, whereby it reviewed accident information and provided brief updates on educational and regulatory developments.
Agency representatives began the call by reviewing fatality and…
February 6, 2018
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 2
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, David G. Zatezalo, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, testified before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections in a hearing to review “the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration.”…
December 5, 2017
On National Miners Day, Jackson Kelly PLLC recognizes and celebrates all of the men and women who work in America’s mines and for all that they do to maximize our natural resources and make our modern life possible. Miners are at work in every state, extracting coal, gold, salt, limestone, granite, copper, iron, zinc, gravel, and dozens of other essential stones and minerals. They supply the raw…
November 9, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 23
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
Metal/non-metal operators are reminded that the deadline for submitting comments in response to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (“MSHA”) Proposed Amendments to the Final Rule on Workplace Examinations is Monday, November 13, 2017.
The Final Rule, which seeks to significantly alter the…
October 16, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 22
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
By December 17, 2017, employers with drivers who comply with hours of service rules must install Electronic Logging Devices (“ELD”) into vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) new Electronic Logging Device Rule requires carriers and drivers who track hours of…
October 3, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 21
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
According to documents currently available for public inspection, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) will extend the effective date of the Final Rule on Workplace Examinations for metal/non-metal mines to June 2, 2018. The Workplace Examination standard that existed prior to…
September 26, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 20
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions has scheduled the nomination hearing for David G. Zatezalo to become the next Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Prior to his retirement as…
September 10, 2017
For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 16
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC
Today, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) made available for public viewing, two proposed rules related to workplace examinations in metal/nonmetal mines. Both proposed rules are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow.
The first proposed rule amends the Final…
