Here are a few ideas to keep your MSHA training interesting, fresh, and interactive!   Use the guarding and ladder presentation from the MSHA website. Take out the information that says if the pictures are good or not and then print them off.  Have the students get into groups and analyze if the pictures show […]

MSHA reminds the industry that electricity can be dangerous and caution must be taken when working around energized circuits. There have been three electrical fatalities since August. While some of the voltages involved in these incidents are not all that common to the majority of miners (4,160 volts and 995 volts), one of them occurred […]

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia vacated what had been the current workplace examinations rule under 56/57.18002 and denied an appeal by the Secretary, effectively rolling the rule back to the original final rule that was published in January of 2017. Among other things the rule had stated under paragraph (a) […]

The 23rd annual MMSA Golf Classic will be held on Tuesday, August 13th at the Troy Burne golf course in Hudson Wisconsin. Registration and hole assignment will begin at 11:30 with a Shotgun start at 12:30 pm, followed by dinner and prizes immediately after. The full details are on the 2019 Golf Classic Flyer. Please […]

MSHA will be holding their next quarterly stakeholder meeting call on Thursday, May 2, 2019, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Assistant Secretary Zatezalo will initiate the call and will be taking questions at its conclusion. Topics of discussion include; recent fatalities, training grants and information on MSHAs updated Mine Data Retrieval System. Participants can RSVP […]