CADIZ The state of Ohio formally opened its new mine safety training center in the Cadiz Industrial Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The program featured speeches by Jim Zehringer, ...

MSHA’s FY 2025 State Grants Program will fund training for miners nationwide, prioritizing small operations, critical mineral projects, and statutory rights education. The U.S. Department of Labor’s ...

The current system of mine safety and health regulation is at a crossroads. More than 40 years after the passage of the Mine Act, the mining industry has changed significantly, but the government ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has made $10.5 million in grant funding available to support mine safety training nationwide. These funds, part of the ...

While the mining industry has made significant strides in reducing catastrophic accidents, its focus has expanded to include ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Idaho Mine Safety Training Program at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center was awarded a $177K federal grant, says the college. NIC says the award marks the ...

Ngema notes that psychological safety - giving employees the confidence to speak up - and robust training are equally ...

Safety and security in the mining industry are of principal concern to organizational leaders. The dangers and risks to workers in both […] ...

Last week, we lost another West Virginia coal miner. Though his home was in South Williamson, Ky., Gary Chapman did his work at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, W.Va. He is the fourth coal miner ...

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A rescuer stood on the precipice of a mine shaft. Peering into the darkness below, his safety tether was unhooked from a rusty eyelet drilled into the rock wall. Stoicism did little to mask the ...