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  • Spring Thaw Mine Safety and Health Seminar, March 17, Safety Center, Sacramento, CA

  • South Central Joint Mine Health & Safety Conference, March 22-25, Sam's Town Casino & Hotel, Shreveport, LA

  • 4th Annual Mine Safety & Health Seminar for Supervisors, March 23, Puyallup Fair Events Center, Puyallup, WA

  • Spring Thaw Mine Safety Seminar, March 23, Holiday Inn, St. Cloud, MN

  • Mine Safety & Health Research Advisory Committee March 30-31, Location TBA

  • OSHA Hearing on Hazard Communication Standard, March 31, Pittsburgh, PA (Location TBA)

  • OSHA Hearing on Hazard Communication Standard, April 13, Los Angeles, CA (Location TBA)

  • OSHA Stakeholder Meetings on Combusitble Dust Standard, April 21, Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel and Conference Center, Rosemont, IL

  • Mine Health & Safety 3rd Annual Conference, May 3-5, Macey Conference Center, Socorro, NM

  • ISMSP Critical Affairs Conference, May 17-20, Plaza Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach, FL

  • International Conference on Fall Prevention & Protection, May 19-20, West Virginia University Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, WV

  • AIHce 2010: American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, May 22-27, Convention Center, Denver, CO

  • Joseph A. Holmes National Convention, June 8-10, Holiday Inn Sunspree, Virgina Beach, VA

  • Safety 2010: American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conference & Exposition, June 13-16, Convention Center, Baltimore, MD

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Reg. Agenda 12/09-5/10
Proposed (P) Final (F)

MSHA
(P) Reduce Coal Dust Levels
Sept. '10
(P) Electrical Product Approval
Phase II - Sept. '10
(P) Legal Identity Notification
Jan. '11
(P) Reduce Silica Levels
April '11
(F) Civil Penalty Revisions
Jan. '10 (Issued 12/29/09)
(F) Personal Dust Samplers
April '10
(F) Hi-Volt. CMM Std. - Coal
April '10

OSHA
(P) Recording MSDs
Jan. '10
(P) Slips, Trips, Fall Protection
March '10
(P) Reducing Silica Levels
July '10
(F) Cranes & Derricks
July '10

Fatalities:

    2010
  • Coal 2
  • Aggregates 0
  • Other M/NM 2
  • Total 4

      2009
  • Coal 18
  • Aggregates 7
  • Other M/NM 10
  • Total 35

      2008
  • Coal 30
  • Aggregates 10
  • Other M/MN 13
  • Total 53

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