William Doran

Nov 19, 2024 | natlawreview.com | William Doran

Mine safety attorneys sometimes hear from mine operators who are in the midst of a difficult Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspection. They share how they plan to push back in one of two ways in the short term. Quick HitsValue of closeout conferences: Close-out conferences provide valuable insights into the basis for the violations and gravity cited, which are crucial for preparation and decision-making regarding future actions.

Jul 25, 2024 | natlawreview.com | William Doran

This may say more about how we spend our free time, but we pay considerable attention to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) monthly press releases about their impact inspection results. In 2023, MSHA impact inspections at 176 mines produced 2,739 citations and orders, about 28 percent of which were significant and substantial, which exceeded the national average for all inspections combined.

Jul 25, 2024 | natlawreview.com | William Doran

Case decisions and Mine Safety and Health Administration enforcement trends are the subject areas that tend to have the biggest impact on the compliance activities of mine operators and on the work of attorneys who focus on mine safety legal issues. But the one topic that currently has everyone’s attention is the spike of fatal accidents occurring across the mining industry.

Feb 27, 2024 | natlawreview.com | William Doran

In the final weeks of 2023, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) received a performance review in a report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) that concluded that the agency faced “significant challenges” in meeting its statutory mandate to protect the safety and health of roughly 300,000 miners working at almost 13,000 mines.

Jan 25, 2024 | drc.bmj.com | William Doran |Louis Tunnicliffe |Rutendo Muzambi |Christopher T. Rentsch

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