Workplace Safety and Health News AlertSUMMARY OF MAY 17, 2018, MSHA STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULEMay 20, 2018 For clients and friends of 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.… MSHA CONSIDERING RULEMAKING TO REQUIRE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR POWERED HAULAGEApril 30, 2018 For clients and friends of 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… COMMISSION FINDS SUSPENDED LOAD VIOLATION WHEN MINER'S PRESENCE UNDER A CRANE'S SPREADER BAR IS NOT PART OF RIGGINGApril 25, 2018 For clients and friends of 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,… MSHA SCHEDULES ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MEETINGS FOR M/NM WORKPLACE EXAM FINAL RULEApril 18, 2018 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC As most metal/nonmetal mine operators know by now, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) published the Final Rule amending requirements for workplace examinations on April 9, 2018. The substance of the Final Rule is discussed in a previous Jackson Kelly news alert, which is available… MSHA UNVEILS LATEST FINAL VERSION OF WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULEApril 5, 2018 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC Today, the Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA") made available for public viewing its latest Final Rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. The Rule, which will be published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 9, revises the existing Workplace Examination… OSHA INSPECTORS AIM TO DISCOVER WHICH EMPLOYERS FAILED TO FILE 2016 ELECTRONIC ILLNESS AND INJURY DATAFebruary 28, 2018 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC On February 21, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued guidance on Interim Enforcement Procedures for Failure to Submit Electronic Illness and Injury Records under 29 C.F.R. § 1904.41(a)(1) and (a)(2). Employer establishments subject to OSHA recordkeeping… OSHA SPEAKS AT RECENT ASSE MEETINGFebruary 26, 2018 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC Herb Gibson, Area Director for the Denver Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) office, spoke at the February meeting of the Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (“ASSE”). At that meeting, he listed the priorities for the Colorado OSHA offices for 2018,… MSHA REVIEWS ACCIDENTS, DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS ON STAKEHOLDERS’ CALLFebruary 11, 2018 For clients and friends of 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… ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH’S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONSFebruary 6, 2018 For clients and friends of 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.”… HAPPY NEW YEAR! OSHA AND MSHA PENALTIES ARE INCREASINGJanuary 2, 2018 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”), and several other U.S. Department of Labor civil penalties are increasing. This yearly inflation adjustment, an… OSHA EXTENDS DEADLINE TO SUBMIT INJURY AND ILLNESS DATA THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017December 18, 2017 For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC Do you have more than 20 employees in one of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) listed industries? Or, do you have more than 250 employees at one of your establishments where you keep OSHA logs? Have you submitted your 300a summary to OSHA? If not, do not worry as OSHA… National Miners DayDecember 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… |
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