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Citing a more simplified, consistent process and a greater emphasis on more serious conditions, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published a proposed rule that will change the [...]

In response to a rebound in both the number of cases and severity of pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) officials have released a [...]

Reversing a rise in mine fatalities at metal and nonmetal operations and reducing coal miners' respirable dust exposure that can cause black lung are among key commitments for the Mine [...]

On January 17, the U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final rule that revises the agency's pattern of violations (POV) regulations (30 CFR, Title 104), which became [...]

New penalty implementation Acting Secretary of Labor Roderick A. DeArment announced that, as mandated by the 1990 budget agreement, the department will begin imposing new penalties in occupational safety and [...]

MSHA to raise civil penalties The U.S. Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed across-the-board increases in civil penalties for mine safety and health violations with additional [...]

Dangerous mines pay higher fines Higher fines for many mine safety and health violations will result from the recent adoption of a new program to identify mines with an 'excessive [...]

Court orders MSHA to change fines The U.S. Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has adopted temporary revisions in the procedures it uses to assess fines for certain [...]