Ogletree Deakins | USA | 2 Oct 2019
Due to a recent court decision, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has again revised its workplace examination rule, 30 CFR §§ 56.18002…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 24 Jun 2019
Due to a recent court decision, metal/nonmetal mine operators are again facing the possibility of having to comply with two of the more onerous…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 4 Apr 2019
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has begun a three-month pilot project to see if the agency and operators can reach a final…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 18 Mar 2019
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is back in business as it will soon have a quorum again to decide cases. The Commission plays an…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 20 Dec 2018
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently named Deputy Administrator for Coal Mine Safety and Health Timothy R. Watkins to fill the…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 8 Oct 2018
On September 28, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) posted important updates to its Enforcement Guidance on the new final rule on…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Sep 2018
On August 30, 2018, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) lost its required quorum of three commissioners for deciding…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 27 Jun 2018
At a mining industry conference in June 2018, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health David Zatezalo briefly described a plan to "blur the…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 13 Sep 2017
On September 12, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published in the Federal Register two proposed rules on Examinations of Working…
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 28 Aug 2017
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta recently announced his appointment for the new interim Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and…