Already included in OSHA's Severe Violator Enforcement Program, the company is facing 24 alleged safety violations, mainly involving fall protection.
The agency's new guidance "reflects MSHA's understanding that many mine operators are meeting OSHA's HazCom Standard," according to the MSHA news release.
The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
Beginning in 2014, they must provide the annual summary data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which will send the data to OSHA.
Secretary Anthony Foxx said the proposed change will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion annually.
The Aug. 2 signing came one day after his executive order directing EPA, DHS, DOL, and DOJ to collaborate more, sharing information about high-risk facilities, inspections, enforcement, and incident investigation.
When working with electrical arc flash, it is up to the employer to develop a Hazard Risk Analysis. Each facility is required to complete an assessment that identifies what, if any, risks are present and the severity of each risk.
The 90-year-old technology of using rubber gloves for shock and leather gloves for protection of the rubber soon could be turned on its head by innovation.
The launch is part of an its effort to help members and partners to bolster the visibility of existing and in-development guidance documents, reference materials, and standards, according to the organization.
Several cleaning technologies are available. They greatly reduce the risk of slips and falls and equipment injuries from working inside tanks where water or cleaning solutions collect at the bottom.
Lockout/tagout and rubber insulating gloves help to protect workers.
Their message: We're very safe and all is well.
Its advance notice of proposed rulemaking is accompanied by a non-regulatory document, an independently produced "Preliminary Scientific Evaluation of the Possible Public Health Effects of Menthol Versus Nonmenthol Cigarettes."
It was developed specifically for countries that do not have national building codes already in place. The standard will help in assessing the safety of buildings before and after earthquakes.
The vote on July 18 was 54-46 along party lines after Senate Republicans agreed to let his nomination go forward.
The notice of proposed rulemaking would align its regulations with the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act.
If the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's members agree in a July 25 public meeting to that designation, it will be the first "Most Wanted Chemical Safety Improvement" selected in CSB's history.
Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is developing new regulations during the next two years to implement the Safe Food for Canadians Act, which passed in November 2012.
Proven strategies and technologies will protect workers and speed the recovery from arc flash incidents in mining operations.