This inspection season, MSHA will be focusing on air and noise contamination. Learn as much as you can about these requirements, and fix such hazards at your site.
Other focuses for this year include the following areas, and tickets are being written in these areas:
56.9101 - Operating Speeds and Control of Equipment
56.12017 - Work on Power Circuits
56.14101 (a) - Brake Performance
56.14105 - Procedures During Repairs or Maintenance
56.14130 (g) & 56.1413 (a) - Seat Belt Use
56.14205 - Machinery, Equipment, & Tools Used Beyond Design
56.14207 - Parking Procedures for Unattended Equipment
56.15005 - Safety Belts and Lines
56.16002 - Bins, Hoppers, Silos, Tanks and Surge Piles
56.20011 - Barricades and Warning Signs
57.3360 - Use of Ground Support
Also: Staying Clear of Suspended Loads
Link to H.R. 2768: Supplemental Mine Improvement & New Emergency Responsibility Act of 2007 ---not brand new info, but it seems that this is what the enforcement focus currently is based on: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/88xx/doc8817/hr2768.pdf
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All kinds of workplaces should be safe. No matter how large the fine is, the life of a worker can never be replaced. What they can do is take up safety training courses to avoid such accident. They can have (depending on the workplace) OSHA safety training, MSHA training, WHMIS, Hazwoper, etc. There are a lot of them that can help ensure worker's safety.
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