Workplace Safety and Health News Alert

Coal Mines

ONE RULE GONE, ANOTHER DELAYED

April 6, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 7
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Earlier this week, President Donald J. Trump, signed the resolution which finalized the Congressional Review Act process to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) rule commonly known as the Volks Rule. Based on this resolution, OSHA is prohibited from issuing…

MSHA PROPOSES DELAYING EFFECTIVE DATE OF WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE

March 26, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 6
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

Today the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) proposed delaying the effective date of its rule for workplace examinations in metal and nonmetal mines until July 24, 2017. MSHA published this update as a proposed rule in the Federal Register. Until MSHA publishes this extension as a…

SIXTH CIRCUIT CURTAILS MSHA’S JURISDICTION OVER OFF-SITE REPAIR SHOPS

February 15, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 4
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held this week that a repair shop not located on a mine site is not a “coal or other mine” subject to regulation by MSHA, even though it makes and repairs mining equipment. In Maxxim Rebuild Company, LLC v. Sec’y of Labor, et al., _ F.3d _ (6th Cir.…

MSHA ISSUES FINAL WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE

January 16, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 3
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

Today, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) released for public review its final rule for workplace examinations for metal and nonmetal mines. 30 C.F.R. § 56/57.18002. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017. The final rule requires that a…