WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is concerned about issues with patterns of mine safety violations. Chris Williamson, the head of MSHA for the Biden ...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency. Nearly three dozen MSHA offices would have their ...

Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew up on April 5, 2010, killing 29 men, as he stands for a portrait at his home in Orgas, W ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has published a request for information (RFI) aimed at gathering data about technologies that could improve mine safety conditions. The RFI, which is ...

TRIDELPHIA, W.Va. — U.S. Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety Chris Williamson says the recently approved changes to the silica dust rules in U.S. mines was one of his greatest goals when he took the ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has completed its second pattern of violations (POV) screening for 2023. This process aims to pinpoint mines with chronic ...

West Virginians are as familiar as those in any state with the dangers of mining. For us, though we might roll our eyes and joke about the potential for an inspector showing up, the reality is if ...

The leader of MSHA is preparing his office for a transition, with the Trump administration in the wings. Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson has been proud to lead the office. He said he’s enjoyed ...

A display case at NIOSH shows a normal lung and a diseased black lung, caused by inhaling coal dust and other harmful particles while coal mining. Howard Berkes NPR Mine safety is under attack. In the ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration office in Waynesburg has been taken off the chopping block. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the reversal of lease terminations listed on the ...