Safety News

Recent Board Decisions Explain Why COVID-19 Won’t be a “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card” for Contractors Facing Terminations for Default By George Stewart on Mar 23, 2022 Now that we are two years

MSHA Announces New Public Education Campaign By Donna Pryor on Mar 17, 2022 MSHA has announced a new campaign focusing on mine operators’ obligations to ensure that miners are fully

Nepal’s coal miners lose their right to workplace safety and dignity as they struggle to earn a living Abhash Budhathoki March 20, 2022 Yam Bahadur Gharti from Ghorahi in Dang

Introduction: The models used in accident investigation can typically be grouped into three types: sequential, epidemiological, and systemic models. Although the sequential and epidemiological models have contributed to the understanding

Cumulative Exposure Theories by Any Other Name Would Still Be Excluded: Illinois Court Requires Evidence of Length and Amount of Asbestos Exposure By Tim Larkin, Jonah Hall and Maureen Jenner

Several have sent this one to me, some good humor! The True Definition of Tools DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out

The Role of Live Witness Testimony in Proving Differing Site Conditions Claims By Brian Waagner on Mar 09, 2022 The ASBCA’s November 2021 decision in Harry Pepper and Associates, Inc.,

Introduction: Blocks are used to reverse the direction of the rope in the tackle. Blocks take their names from— The purpose for which they are used. The places they occupy.

Biden Executive Order Requires Project Labor Agreements on “Large-Scale Construction Projects” By Michael Schrier and Adam Doerr on Feb 11, 2022 On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order

Economic and environmental concerns have miners zeroing in on how much energy their operations require, how much is wasted and how those concerns are changing the thinking on performance measurement. Click