On July 10, 2017, the Trump administration released the 2017 Update to the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the “Agenda”). The Trump administration’s desire to reduce the regulatory load on both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Mine Safety…
We have learned that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) intends to extend the effective date of the Workplace Examination Rule until October 2, 2017. The Federal Register notice is now available for public inspection. MSHA has indicated that the additional delay will address…
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) has indicated it is finalizing an extension on the workplace examination final rule to be published in the Federal Register prior to the current effective date of May 23, 2017. It remains unclear how long the extension will be; however, MSHA has…
Today the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) proposed delaying the effective date of its rule for workplace examinations in metal and nonmetal mines until July 24, 2017. MSHA published this update as a proposed rule in the Federal Register. Until MSHA publishes this extension as a…
Today, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released for public review its final rule for workplace examinations for metal and nonmetal mines. 30 C.F.R. § 56/57.18002. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017. The final rule requires that a…
