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What's New for July 2007


POSTED: 07/02/2007
Fedreg. Doc. E7-12755
Petitions for Modification


POSTED: 07/02/2007
Fedreg. Doc. E7-12671
Information Collection Request
Individual Identification Number (MIIN)


POSTED: 07/03/2007
I07-I-1
Procedure Instruction Letter
Revision of Accident Investigation Procedures


POSTED: 07/09/2007
Report of Investigation
Surface Coal Mine Fatal Fall of Highwall
April 17, 2007 - Job #3 Tri-Star Mining, Inc.


POSTED: 07/11/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department's MSHA seeks to hire mine inspectors for positions in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Applicant screening for all duty stations to take place August 4 and 5 in Golden, Colo.


POSTED: 07/12/2007
MSHA Notice to Interested Parties
On July, 31, 2007, MSHA will have testing conducted at the Touchstone Research Laboratory on bolts obtained by MSHA during the investigation of the April 18, 2007 fatal accident at United-Mine in Eveleth, MN.


POSTED: 07/18/2007
Fedreg. Doc. E7-13921
Petitions for Modification


POSTED: 07/24/2007
P07-18
Program Information Bulletin
Maximum Total Exhaust System Backpressure Specification Increase for Caterpillar Inc.'s (Caterpillar's) 3304 PCNA and 3306 PCNA Diesel Engines


POSTED: 07/24/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department's MSHA seeks to hire mine inspectors to work in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Applicant screenings to take place August 4 and 5 in Golden, Colo., for all locations


POSTED: 07/25/2007
News Release Posted
Registration deadline for international mine rescue conference nears
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to deliver opening remarks


POSTED: 07/25/2007
I07-V-4
Procedure Instruction Letter
Procedures for Inspection of Seals


POSTED: 07/26/2007
Media Advisory Posted
MSHA helps mark five-year anniversary of Quecreek Mine rescue
Nine miners saved after nearly four days trapped underground


POSTED: 07/26/2007
Safety Hazard Alert Posted...
High-Voltage Switch Maintenance
Failure to maintain high-voltage switches can kill you. Recent accident investigations and inspections revealed that an improperly maintained switch may result in arc interrupter blades that do not fully open from the arc chute and would still conduct current.


POSTED: 07/26/2007
Fedreg. Doc. E7-14445
Notice of Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part


POSTED: 07/26/2007
News Release Posted
MSHA seeks to hire more mine inspectors in Kentucky
Coal inspector positions available in Beaver Dam, Madisonville and Morganfield


POSTED: 07/26/2007
P07-19
Program Information Bulletin
Hazards of Sliding Table Masonry Saws





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