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MSHA WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE: D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS WALKS BACK THE 2018 RULE

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 15, Number 4
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After years of back and forth, public hearings, stakeholder meetings, and anxiety over the requirements of 30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.18002, the D.C. Circuit  Court of Appeals struck down MSHA’s currently enforced 2018 Workplace Examination Rule on June 11, 2019, in a challenge brought by…

MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE

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Volume 14, Number 11
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC

On May 31, 2018, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) held its final in-person Stakeholder Meeting regarding the new Examinations of Working Places rule for Metal/Nonmetal Mine Operators in Denver, Colorado.  The new rule is effective tomorrow, June 2, 2018.  MSHA personnel from…

MSHA SCHEDULES ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MEETINGS FOR M/NM WORKPLACE EXAM FINAL RULE

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Volume 14, Number 7
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC

As most metal/nonmetal mine operators know by now, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) published the Final Rule amending requirements for workplace examinations on April 9, 2018. The substance of the Final Rule is discussed in a previous Jackson Kelly news alert, which is available…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! OSHA AND MSHA PENALTIES ARE INCREASING

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 14, Number 1
©2018 Jackson Kelly PLLC

In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”), and several other U.S. Department of Labor civil penalties are increasing.  This yearly inflation adjustment, an…

ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE REQUIREMENT PHASES IN DECEMBER 17, 2017

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 22
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

By December 17, 2017, employers with drivers who comply with hours of service rules must install Electronic Logging Devices (“ELD”) into vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) new Electronic Logging Device Rule requires carriers and drivers who track hours of…

MSHA ISSUES FINAL WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE

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…

THE WISH LIST FOR THE NEW SECRETARY OF LABOR

For clients and friends of Jackson Kelly PLLC
Volume 13, Number 1
©2017 Jackson Kelly PLLC

Happy New Year! Both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) have been busy clearing out any lingering rulemaking or policy decisions before the end of the current Administration.

For the new Administration, here is…

 

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