From MSHA on 11-8-2017: Kidde Co., is recalling 134 models of plastic-handled fire extinguishers manufactured between 1973 and present day. This action is in concert with an alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some extinguishers have been known not to work when needed, others to come apart under pressure – one death has been […]

MSHA  has postponed implementation of the Final Rule on workplace exams published in the federal register Jan 23rd 2017. In addition to the proposed delay, there has been an amendment made to the final rule and comment periods scheduled for discussion. Read the entire news release here. If viewing in an email, click on the title […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide training and compliance assistance for […]

MSHArecently published a program policy letter clarifying it’s stance on suspended loads and the hazards associated with them. Reference is made to existing OSHA standards and best practices related to rigging. The entire policy letter can be found here.  

As the winter months approach, it is time to start thinking about that dreaded annual refresher training!!  Well, it doesn’t always have to be an awful day.  A few complaints I have gotten in the past are “it is so boring,” or “it is the worst day of the year.”   Can you believe that?  As […]