ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold six public stakeholder meetings and a webinar on the Agency's Request for Information (RFI) on Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment at Surface Mines, and for Belt Conveyors at Surface and Underground Mines. The RFI 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: Public stakeholder meetings 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) 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
