The simple, cost-efficient, just plain effective things, those are the things we are most likely to mandate first.

We are very interested in interviewing Mr. McCloy as part of our investigation, and we hope it would be appropriate to do so soon.

MSHA took strong enforcement action by levying the highest fines possible, and we’re disappointed with the decision and are reviewing our options.

MSHA will use all available legal means to ensure the deterrent effect of penalties.

The scheme to maintain traffic on the viaduct is very complicated, and there’s a lot of risk associated with it that needs to be more thoroughly evaluated.

There are tens of thousands of abandoned mines and quarries scattered across the American landscape, and some are more visible than others.

MSHA is pursuing promising wireless technologies to help ensure safe working environments for miners and improve rescue teams’ abilities to locate them should an accident occur. MSHA is dedicated to conducting a thorough evaluation of...

A lot of people are drawn to the notion of a cheap fix, … There is no cheap fix for the viaduct.

We can all take a moment to congratulate ourselves here today, but only a moment. One mining fatality, one mining injury, one occupational illness is one too many, and you know we still have work...

MSHA vigorously investigates all acts of unlawful conduct that threaten miners’ safety and refers those cases involving criminal conduct to the United States Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

At this time, we have no information that would suggest that the explosion was related to a recurrence of any of the conditions that were required to be abated before the explosion.

MSHA and the entire mining community extend our deepest condolences when miners are in danger.

I am asking miners and management at every mine operation to do the right thing: Take one hour out for safety’s sake. This Monday, we urge that extra time be taken, at the beginning of...

A few short years ago, those numbers would have been laughed at as impossible goals. Our agency is constantly examining its strategies and looking at outcomes to determine how we can help the mining industry...

MSHA is moving quickly and aggressively to evaluate technology that may help save the lives of miners in this nation. We will test these systems – as well as other promising technologies that arise –...

both a strong marketplace among community hospitals for information technology and our competitive success within that marketplace.

MSHA and the industry have worked long and hard together to take care of many of the obvious physical hazards, the ones that could be fixed with better engineering, better equipment, and better technology. We’re...

Senator, we’ve still got a mine fire going. We have a rescue team that’s in the Sago Mine. They have another mine firewhich no one was hurtburning in Colorado.. We’ve got some really pressing matters.

We’re looking for a subset of the most promising ones.

Education can be an effective tool in building public awareness and broadcasting our safety message to kids and, in turn, to their parents.

We are very concerned about what is going on in West Virginia.

Responses to this request for information will assist the agency in determining an appropriate course of action as necessary to improve mine rescue capabilities.

Alcohol and drug abuse by miners threatens the safety of their colleagues, and that cannot be tolerated.

MSHA and the state will do all we can to determine what caused this accident so we can continue to improve the safety protections for all miners.

In order to get to the next level — to make it down that final slope toward zero — we must address the difficult questions of what motivates and drives people’s decisions and choices about...

All of us at MSHA deeply grieve the loss of these miners’ lives, and I want to assure their families and friends that we are conducting an uncompromising investigation into this accident. We will uncover...

MSHA will take every step to protect the miners’ interest in a fair and open investigation into this tragic accident, including ensuring that the UMWA can participate fully as the miners’ representative. We made a...

Much more work needs to be done. But this updates the information and frames the issue for us better. We bracketed the best and worst case.

This year’s tragic mine accidents in West Virginia require immediate action to put in place additional safety requirements to help miners successfully evacuate a mine when an emergency occurs. MSHA is moving forward on every...

This emergency rulemaking will require the use of proven technologies and techniques to help miners evacuate quickly and safely after a mine accident. We are using the emergency temporary standard to get help into the...

We will use every tool at our disposal to go after operators that refuse to pay their penalties for mine safety violations, and that includes holding the people who control them personally responsible.