MSHA announced a proposed rule in October requiring mine operators that employ six or more miners to develop a written safety program for mobile equipment and powered haulage equipment (except belt conveyors) used at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines. The written safety program would include actions mine operators would take to identify hazards and risks to reduce…
Read MoreIn late September, MSHA announced the award of $1 million in Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant program funding to support education and training to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines. “We are seeing an increase in mining fatalities, particularly powered haulage fatalities, and we must reverse this trend. The Mine Safety and Health…
Read MoreFor the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools, its pattern of violations (POV) screening. In MSHA’s annual screening of operations from Aug. 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021, the agency found…
Read MoreMSHA has released the date for its Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) 2021 summit, which will be held virtually this year from November 2-4. Featuring presentations from some of the industry’s most respected safety trainers, this tuition-free event helps health and safety trainers improve their training skills and infuse their training programs with new ideas and materials. The workshop…
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On Aug. 2, MSHA reported the death of a section utility person in a water inundation at the Gentry No. 3 in Huntington, Emery County, Utah, that occurred the previous day. The event occurred during a flash flood when a personnel carrier was engulfed by water; the miner exited the vehicle and was carried away in the water. The incident…
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration reported that as of July 12, nine miners have been killed and 185 have been injured in accidents involving powered haulage equipment. Year to date, this is the highest number of powered haulage fatalities since 2006. That’s why the agency, on July 20, hosted a national Stand Down for Safety Day focused on powered…
Read MoreMSHA recently spotlighted its protocol for mine emergencies on social media.
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Earlier this year, MSHA issued a reminder to the industry about the work the agency has done on proximity detection and collision warning systems, currently available systems and ongoing research.
Read MoreMSHA has released more information on the metal/nonmetal and coal mine rescue competitions for 2021.
Read MoreIn April, MSHA released its final findings for a surface mining incident that occurred at Teck Alaska’s Red Dog Operations in Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic borough, Alaska.
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