Safety

MSHA Seeks to Improve Mining Safety Equipment

Aug. 2, 2018

Six meetings and a webinar will be held to obtain public input.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is looking to improve safety technology for mobile equipment and belt conveyors.

As part of that effort, it will hold six public steakholder meetings and a webinar throughout August and September. The agency's request for information (RFI) regarding this project was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2018.

Mobile equipment at surface operations includes bulldozers, front-end loaders and trucks, while belt conveyors are used to transport materials in surface and underground mines. The RFI is part of a larger initiative that MSHA is undertaking to reduce accidents involving powered haulage – which includes haul trucks, front-end loaders and other large vehicles – as well as belt conveyors.

In addition to soliciting data from stakeholders on technology and practices that can improve safety conditions for miners, MSHA will provide technical assistance and develop best practices and training materials to raise awareness of hazards related to mobile equipment and belt conveyors.

The meeting dates and locations are as follows:

Date/Time	Location	Contact Number
Aug. 7, 2018 9 a.m. CDT	Sheraton Birmingham Hotel 2101 Richard Arrington Jr., Blvd. N., Birmingham, AL 35203	205-324-5000
Aug. 9, 2018 9 a.m. CDT	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas-Market Center, 2015 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207	214-741-7481
Aug. 16, 2018 11 a.m. EDT	Webinar (Call-in info available here)	202-693-9440
Aug. 21, 2018 9 a.m. PDT	Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel One South Lake St., Reno, NV 89501	775-682-3900
Sept. 11, 2018 9 a.m. EDT	National Mine Health and Safety Academy 1301 Airport Road, Beckley, WV 25813	304-256-3100
Sept. 20, 2018 9 a.m. EDT	Hilton Albany 40 Lodge St., Albany, NY 12207	518-462-6611
Sept. 25, 2018 9 a.m. EDT	MSHA Headquarters 201 12th St. South, 4E401, Arlington, VA 22202	202-693-9440

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