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CORESafety TV (November 2021): How One Company Uses A Scorecard To Improve Haul Truck Operator Safety

Welcome to the November edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.  In today’s mining environments, most haul trucks are equipped with sensors that can provide an incredible amount of information for data scientists, engineers, managers and operators.  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. is taking that data and using it in their recently developed Haul Truck Operator Scorecard. The haul truck […]

Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Announced by MSHA for 2021

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded $1 million in Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grant funding to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s mines.  The award is divided between 13 grant recipients to develop mine safety training or educational programs, to recruit mine operators and miners for […]

CORESafety TV (October 2021): Sentinels of Safety Award Winners Recognized at MINExpo International®

Welcome to the October edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.  The NMA’s Sentinels of Safety Award winners for 2020 and 2019 were recognized at the MINExpo International trade show in Las Vegas last month.  Forty American mining operations – 12 coal mines and 28 mineral/metal mines – were honored in 10 categories.  A […]

Mobile & Powered Haulage Safety Rule Proposed By MSHA

Mobile and powered haulage equipment continue to be major sources of accidents and fatalities throughout the mining industry.  For that reason, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed a new rule to require mine operators employing six or more miners to develop a written safety program for that type of equipment (excluding belt conveyors) […]

CORESafety TV (September 2021): Safety Session at MINExpo® International 2021

Welcome to the September edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.  Mine safety will play a prominent role at the upcoming MINExpo® International 2021 trade show this month.  MINExpo is sponsored by the National Mining Association and is scheduled to take place in person from September 13 – 15 […]

How to Avoid Heat Stress In Mining Environments

Did you know that heat stress can sometimes be fatal? For that reason alone, it’s important to use a buddy system. Everyone needs to know what to watch for when working in hot mining environments, whether underground or on the surface.  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has just released a new […]

CORESafety TV (August 2021): The Importance of Improvement Cycles In Safety and Health Management Systems

Welcome to the August edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.  Mining operations should always strive to be in full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements to ensure value-added regulations are being leveraged.  CORESafety can help you accomplish this by integrating the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” improvement cycle with your company’s […]

National “Stand Down for Safety” Day, July 20, 2021: Stop Powered Haulage Accidents

Halfway through 2021, powered haulage continues to be a primary source of accidents and fatalities in the mining industry. CORESafety is determined to bring more attention to the dangers by making miners aware of how easily these accidents can happen and how to prevent them. To date, nine miners have lost their lives this year and 185 more have been injured […]

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 […]