U.S. coal exports increased by 5.7 million tons in the 12 months after European Union’s sanctions on coal from Russia went into full effect in August 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The increase...
If a haul truck or a hammer is used for mining or used at a mine, does MSHA have jurisdiction over them forever, wherever they go and however they are used? Put differently, does “jurisdiction follow equipment if it travels away...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has a new “Enhanced Enforcement Program.” If this is news to you, you’re in good company. MSHA hasn’t done much to publicize it. Word of the program has been circulating...
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Denial of entry. You don’t need an attorney to tell you that you never want to see those words in a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) citation or order that MSHA has issued to you. You definitely do not want to see...
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced its “Take Time Save Lives” campaign to “reach miners, promote best practice resources, and ensure mine operators have the tools they need to fully train...
Audits aren’t fun for anyone. Most of the time, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is basically the auditor. Last year, the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited MSHA to determine if MSHA...
On November 12, President Joe Biden nominated Christopher Williamson to serve as the next assistant secretary of labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Williamson secured the support of Sen. Joe Manchin and...
Unsafe acts — not unsafe conditions — cause the majority of accidents in the mining industry. That’s why the industry devotes so much time to training, better designs and effective supervision. This isn’t a new or novel...
Conventional wisdom in Washington holds that Democrats regulate and Republicans enforce. A Republican administration will focus on the enforcement of existing rules. With a Democrat in the White House, the focus will shift to...
Writing yet another column about the COVID-19 pandemic was high on my “To Don’t” list. You may feel the same way about reading another column about the pandemic. Yet, here we are, and we have President Joe Biden to thank or to...
Right now, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is focusing on powered haulage safety. It is fair to say that powered haulage safety is one of — if not the — highest priority for MSHA. On July 20, MSHA held a...
