The mine person responsible for Health and Safety (there needs to be one) must verify all training times and topics and keep all records as required by MSHA. The safety instructors do not need to be ...

The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law. We’re ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is distributing more than $10.5 million to 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Northern Mariana Islands to support programs aimed at reducing mining ...

Davitt McAteer, former head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, discusses this week's disaster at the Sago mine in West Virginia and the challenges of mine safety. He is now a vice ...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a new safety alert reminding mine operators to take precautions to protect impoundments following periods of heavy precipitation. According to ...

There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and these long-forgotten facilities can pose a variety of risks to people unaware ...

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Tuesday grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the West Virginia Office of ...