The Husch Blackwell MSHA team will host a fall workshop on the topic of Defending Your Company During MSHA Litigation. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 6 through Thursday, November 8 in our Denver, CO office. This two-and-a-half day workshop will cover the legal and procedural processes involved in field inspections, citations and ACRI
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What’s on MSHA’s agenda? Silica, diesel, powered haulage, proximity detection, and more
By Avi Meyerstein on
Posted in MSHA, Rulemaking news
The Trump administration’s recent regulatory agenda boasts that in it, “agencies continue to identify ineffective regulations for revision and repeal.” With several potential rules in the early stages, is MSHA’s agenda on that course, or is it a notable exception?
With new RFI, MSHA begins potential rulemaking process on powered haulage
By Brian Hendrix & Avi Meyerstein on
Posted in MSHA, Rulemaking news
As the mining industry continues to wait for any new direction at MSHA to reveal itself, last week, MSHA published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register that could be the beginning of a new rulemaking on powered haulage equipment. The RFI covers aspects of both surface and underground mines, as well as both coal and metal/non-metal.
MSHA posts sample workplace exam forms online
By Avi Meyerstein on
Posted in Compliance tips, MSHA
As its new workplace exam rule took effect this month, MSHA has been posting sample workplace exam forms that mine operators may wish to use. While MSHA does not explicitly say that the forms are “official” or “approved,” the implication is that MSHA would accept these forms as complying with the new rule.
New Metal/Nonmetal Workplace Exam Rule Goes into Effect Tomorrow
By Donna Pryor & Erik Dullea on
Posted in MSHA
Yesterday we attended one of the last MSHA Stakeholders Meetings regarding the new Metal/Nonmetal workplace exam rule. In case you were unable to attend any of the meetings, the PowerPoint presented at the sessions can be found here. The Inspector training and Frequently Asked Questions document prepared by the agency are also available on…
MSHA announces more workplace exam stakeholder meetings
By Donna Pryor on
MSHA has announced an additional in-person meeting and two video teleconferences to provide outreach and compliance assistance on the new workplace examination rule for metal and nonmetal mines. One of the video conferences occurs after the new examination rule takes effect on June 2nd.
MSHA Apr. 30th stakeholder call to focus on powered haulage – a “priority issue”
By Avi Meyerstein on
Posted in Compliance tips, MSHA
As MSHA’s leadership has traveled the country in recent months, one area of concern they raised repeatedly was powered haulage accidents. Now, the agency is focusing more attention on this “priority issue” with its upcoming quarterly stakeholder call.
This is it: MSHA publishes final workplace exam rule with few changes.
By Avi Meyerstein on
15 months after it first published a rule dramatically changing how workplace examinations will be done on every shift at every metal/non-metal mine, MSHA today published a final amended version of that rule. Despite a litigation challenge and widespread concerns raised by stakeholders, the final rule maintains many of the same provisions as originally introduced. The new rule takes effect June 2, 2018.
Coming Soon! Revised Workplace Exam Rule for Metal/Non-Metal…
By Donna Pryor on
Posted in MSHA, Rulemaking news
Assistant Secretary of Labor David Zatezalo has announced that a new workplace examination rule for metal and non-metal mines will be effective on June 2, 2018. The new rule has not yet been published.
Coming your way: Digital MSHA inspectors
By Avi Meyerstein on
Posted in Enforcement updates, MSHA
MSHA announced last week that its mine safety inspectors are joining the digital age. Goodbye, “general field notes” on lined paper? Hello, customized tablets.