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1. Dec. 6: National Miners Day ...: (Safety & Health); On National Miners Day, America honored the 325,000 men and women who work in nearly 13,000 surface and underground mines across the United States. “The hard work of America’s miners helps keep our ...; Created on 14 January 2020
2. Dec. 6: National Miners Day ...: (Latest News); On National Miners Day, America honors the 325,000 men and women who work in nearly 13,000 surface and underground mines across the United States. "The hard work of America’s miners helps keep our natio ...; Created on 06 December 2019
3. Happy National Miners Day ...: (Latest News); Dec. 6 is National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. This day was created as a day of reflection, when we can show appreciation ...; Created on 06 December 2018
4. National Miners Day Celebrated ...: (Latest News); Dec. 6 is National Miners Day, a day designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. It is appropriate that the country takes a moment to celebrate the ...; Created on 06 December 2017
5. Recent Deaths of Miners Working Alone Spurs MSHA Action ...: (Latest News); In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. To raise awareness of the potential dangers in doing so, the U.S. Department ...; Created on 03 May 2017
6. NSSGA Marks National Miners Day ...: (Latest News); The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) recognized the nearly 100,000 men and women in the aggregates industry on Dec. 6: National Miners Day. “The people in this industry produce ...; Created on 07 December 2016
7. MineSafe Smartwatch Helps Miners Identify Dangerous Issues ...: (Last Call); ... the SAP Co-Innovation Lab and Vandrico Solutions Inc., has launched the new MineSafe Smartwatch. The MineSafe Smartwatch is a tool to help miners identify and respond to potentially dangerous issues. ...; Created on 02 March 2016
8. MSHA: October is ‘Deadliest Month’ for Miners ...: (Latest News); ... equipment into storage and conducting annual repairs. During seasonal transition, miners may engage in new or unfamiliar tasks, working with equipment they service only once a year, or assisting maintenance ...; Created on 06 October 2015
9. MSHA Marks National Miners Day ...: (Latest News); On Dec. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration marks National Miners Day, designated by Congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners, both past and present. ...; Created on 05 December 2014
10. 300-Ft. Highwall Not Controlled; Miners Risked Injury From Rock Falls ...: (Safety & Health); By Ellen Smith A company was found to have used unsafe mining methods where miners worked around a 230-to-300-ft. highwall, despite the use of spotters and frequent inspections to look for potentially ...; Created on 22 August 2014
11. Main Tells NSSGA ‘We Owe Miners a Safe Workplace’ ...: (Safety & Health); ... of 2013 saw the lowest fatal and injury rates and the fewest number of deaths, at 33, ever recorded in a fiscal year. However, the fourth quarter of 2013 did not follow that trend, and 15 miners, including ...; Created on 07 April 2014
12. MSHA Releases Guide For Miners’ Representatives Occupation Group ...: (Safety & Health); MSHA announced the availability of a guide for miners’ representatives, which will be available as a handbook and an online resource. The “Miners’ Representative Guide” is a comprehensive tool that ...; Created on 16 October 2013
13. MSHA Responds to COVID-19: (Latest News); ... sheet provides practices for operators and miners to minimize the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 and actions MSHA is taking to do the same. What Should Mine Operators and Miners Do? Avoid close ...; Created on 27 March 2020
14. Final Rule Now Effect for Explosive Safety Standards: (Latest News); ... electronic detonators at metal and nonmetal mines. MSHA works to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and to promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners. MSHA carries out the provisions ...; Created on 18 March 2020
15. Fatal U.S. Mining Accidents Dropped in 2019: (Safety & Health); ... effort, visiting thousands of mines to educate miners, operators and contractors on procedures that could prevent accidents like these.” After a two-year increase in 2017 and 2018, when about half of ...; Created on 18 March 2020
16. NSSGA Update on MSHA Annual Refresher Training: (Latest News); ... of annual training and other requirements in light of the coronavirus. MSHA will assess Annual Refresher Training on a case-by-case basis and grant a 30-day grace period where miners may be over the 12-month training ...; Created on 18 March 2020
17. MSHA: No U.S. Mines Met POV Criteria: (Latest News); ... POV provision – established in the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 – for mines that pose the greatest risk to miners’ health and safety, particularly those with chronic violation records. “Safety ...; Created on 17 March 2020
18. MSHA Reports 22nd Fatality of 2019: (Safety & Health); ... type of accident: De-energize, lock out and tag out, and block machinery or equipment that can injure miners – before entering the area. Post warning signs or barricades to keep miners out of areas ...; Created on 14 February 2020
19. MSHA Unveils New Unified Inspection Handbook: (Law); ... MSHA – or individual inspectors – will abandon these important practices. The new handbook also seems to de-emphasize the walkaround rights of miners and operators. It only says that the inspector must ...; Created on 14 February 2020
20. Fatal U.S. Mining Accidents Dropped in 2019: (Latest News); ... effort, visiting thousands of mines to educate miners, operators and contractors on procedures that could prevent accidents like these.” After a two-year increase in 2017 and 2018, when about half ...; Created on 30 January 2020
21. 2020 Hindsight: (Law); ... mission is enforcement of its regulations without any real consideration of whether enforcement is the most effective way to increase the safety and health of miners. It’s time for that consideration to ...; Created on 14 January 2020
22. FIRST LOOK - DECEMBER 2019: (First Look); ... MSHA reserves the provision for mines that pose the greatest risk to miners’ health and safety, particularly those with chronic violation records. USGS STATS An estimated 406 Mt of crushed stone ...; Created on 26 December 2019
23. MSHA Reports 22nd Fatality: (Latest News); ... type of accident: De-energize, lock out and tag out, and block machinery or equipment that can injure miners – before entering the area. Post warning signs or barricades to keep miners out of areas ...; Created on 16 December 2019
24. MSHA Issues Lockout/Tagout Alert: (Safety & Health); ... visual disconnect to confirm incoming power is off Lockout/Tagout the visual disconnect Ground the de-energized conductors Train miners on equipment they may use. Electricians must know how to ...; Created on 10 December 2019
25. Get to Work: (Law); ... rule in court. Eventually, in 2018, MSHA adopted two changes to the 2017 rule, hoping to defuse objections: allowing workplace exams to occur “as miners begin work” in an area (rather than before work ...; Created on 10 December 2019

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