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CORESafety TV (July 2021): New ErgoMine 2.0 App Helps Miners Conduct Ergonomics and Safety Audits

Welcome to the July edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. There’s a new app for mining professionals that’s designed to help identify, record and track ergonomics and safety hazards that can lead to injuries, illnesses and fatalities at worksites. This is ErgoMine 2.0, a powerful on-the-ground auditing tool for iOS and Android devices, created by the […]

MSHA Presentation Includes Powered Haulage Best Practices

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released a presentation that was recently shared during the June 9, 2021 Stakeholder Meeting. The document is entitled “CY2021 MSHA Fatalities” and includes statistics for the first five months of 2021. Seven of the 15 reported fatalities during that period involved powered haulage accidents. There is a […]

Safety Alert: How to Stay Safe When Working Around Belt Conveyors

If you’re a miner who has to work on, near or around a belt conveyor, it’s important to always be aware of the hazards that you might run across. A significant number of injuries and fatalities over the last few years have occurred when miners were working in the proximity of moving conveyors, while some […]

CORESafety TV (May 2021): How CORESafety Can Work for Mining Operations of ANY Size

Welcome to the May edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association. While it’s obvious that CORESafety is an effective safety and health management system for many large American mining operations, it’s also proving to be beneficial to at least one smaller “start-up” project – Twin Metals Minnesota.  Twin Metals Minnesota is a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]