CORESafety TV (April 2021): What It Takes to Get Recertified For the CORESafety® Management System

Welcome to the April edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. Mining companies that employ CORESafety as their safety and health management system can become “certified” after they’ve completed all 20 modules in the program and have been reviewed and approved by an independent third-party consultant. Three years later, those same companies are required to go through another third-party review in order […]

On March 30, 2021

U.S. Mining Industry Moves Closer Toward Achieving Its “Zero Fatalities” Objective

In 2020, the U.S. mining industry reported its sixth consecutive year with fewer than 30 fatalities, according to a recent U.S. Department of Labor news release. Among those fatalities, there were five that occurred in coal mines, which was a historic low. The decline shows a significant downward trend largely attributed to safety education efforts […]

On March 24, 2021

CORESafety TV (March 2021): The Ups and Downs of Staying Safe on Ladders

Welcome to the March edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. This is National Ladder Safety Month as designated by the American Ladder Institute. It’s the fifth anniversary of their efforts to make people more aware of the hazards that can be associated with ladders when they’re used […]

On March 4, 2021

Are Your Guards Creating Hazards? New NIOSH Safety Visual to Share at Your Mining Operation

It’s important to make sure that machine guards at your mine sites are properly designed, in order to lessen the hazardous risks they may bring. Each year, there are more than 18,000 workdays lost* because of incidents and injuries involving machine guards. Here’s a downloadable safety infographic about this topic from NIOSH for you to […]

On February 23, 2021

CORESafety TV (February 2021): Innovations in Dust Particle Monitoring

Welcome to the February edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. One of the greatest hazards in mining is the exposure of miners to elevated levels of toxic aerosols, including respirable dust, diesel particulate matter and crystalline silica. Two types of monitoring – personal and environmental – are often used to measure and […]

On February 9, 2021

CORESafety TV (January 2021): Digging Deeper Into Coeur Mining’s COVID-19 Safety Plan

Welcome to the January 2021 edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. Last month we told you about the innovative COVID-19 strategy that Coeur Mining implemented throughout 2020 to help protect its miners. The company formed an internal multi-disciplinary committee to tackle the challenges head-on, making it possible to effectively test employees for possible exposure and […]

On January 4, 2021

National Miners Day 2020: Celebrating Our Nation’s Miners and the Essential Work They Do For America

This month, CORESafety and the National Mining Association ask you to join us in celebrating National Miners Day, a time for recognizing the dedicated men and women in the mining industry that help to keep our country prosperous and safe. National Miners Day takes place each year on December 6, the date that was established in 2009 to remember those miners […]

On December 21, 2020

CORESafety TV (December 2020): Coeur Mining’s Innovative Strategy for Safety in Times of COVID-19

Welcome to the December edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. There’s no question that 2020 has been an extremely difficult year for everyone because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although there are now some hopeful signs with the anticipated advent of new vaccines. Coeur Mining recognized early on that the company needed […]

On December 8, 2020

CORESafety and NIOSH Infographics: New Safety Visuals to Share at Your Mining Operation

In the November 2020 episode of CORESafety TV, we showed an infographic that NIOSH has created on how to inspect work boots for signs of wear. Here’s a downloadable PDF of that infographic for you to share at your mining operation – Download, Print and Share CORESafety has also created two more infographics that pertain […]

On November 17, 2020

CORESafety TV (November 2020): The Importance of Maintaining And Replacing Your Mining Work Boots

Welcome to the November edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. Here’s one of the most important safety aspects of mining today that sometimes gets overlooked by even the most experienced miners – When and why should you replace your work boots? Back in 2017, the National Institute for […]

On November 5, 2020

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