On April 6, MSHA announced a new online service that enables mine operators, miners and others to monitor a mining operation to determine if it could be subject to a potential pattern of violations ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just released an important update regarding proposed amendments to federal standards designed to keep the nation’s miners safer. In a release dated August 10, the ...

The initiative will focus on 14 safety standards that were chosen because violations related to each have been cited as contributing to at least five mining accidents and at least five deaths during ...

MSHA announced that its Inspectors’ Portable Application for Laptops (IPAL) is now equipped with an online tool to alert federal inspectors that certain violations will be reviewed for special ...