A new online interactive training tool has been introduced by MSHA that is intended to help workers report accidents, illnesses, and injuries. This is a response to part 50 of the Code of Federal ...

At the end of July, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) announced the issuance of a Program Policy Letter (“PPL”) to provide mine operators guidance regarding the existing requirement ...

MSHA on June 14 said it has notified eight mine operators that they have "a potential pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards." This is first use of notification letters under ...

MSHA proposes modernizing outdated rules while aligning with a broader deregulatory agenda under the deregulation EO. The agency seeks to limit district managers’ authority, citing legal concerns.

MSHA’s data retrieval system allows users to examine data on inspections, violations, accidents, inspector samples, operator samples, quartz results and health samples at specific mines throughout the ...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency. Nearly three dozen MSHA offices would have their ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) offices that were scheduled to close will now remain open, ...

Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now.The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and run ...

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 ...