Gold Rush

[dickb]

MSHA is someone to respect. They can shut you down in a heartbeat and close your doors. I've been checked and fined when we worked at a limestone mine. It's yes sir, no sir, thank you sir!

Dickb

[DJR]

MSHA What is that?

[Gold Seeker]

MSHA What is that?

Mine Safety and Health Administration

http://www.msha.gov/

Skip

[russau]

Skips right but if you were to have goggled it, you would have seen: Mine Safty & Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR

[DJR]

MSHA What is that?

Mine Safety and Health Administration

http://www.msha.gov/

Skip

AAH The OSHIT(Osha) of mining.

[dickb]

There's a bunch of them out there and they can change your life in a heartbeat.

FMCSA is the one that forced me into retirement.

Be Safe.

Dickb

[Hoser John]

The secret is keep it small,lean,mean ,quiet and only hire relatives or friends,pay'm cash/gold as all the legalese vegetable soup agencies goes adios---and it's good from there on John PS-GO I'll hoist one for you and Russau too---and anyone else I can think of--sumthin tells me saturday might be a little rough as have 100's of vet buds who I'll need to toast

[russau]

thankyou John, i appreciate it!

[getterdone]

Right now MSHA has a portion of the Stillwater mine in MT. shut down. the area that is closed
is where a couple of vehicles caught on fire. The area where one of the miners was killed last
week is not shut down. Yes they have a lot of power, but as I have stated before, if the miners
did not have them, working conditions would be much worse. And No they are not perfect.
After working underground in a gold mine for 10 years and knowing the inspectors personally,
I can say the did more good than harm. All the companies want is production, money is the
driving force.

[dickb]

Getterdone:

I totally agree. I worked the construction industry all my life and have been checked by them all. I watched the inspectors walk by serious violations only to stop and cite some minor violation just to show they were there checking the site. Most of the stuff was in gray areas of the code and not very clear on the interpretation. But as workers, it's out only protection from the hurry up and get it done mentality of most corporations. In 30 years, I only walked off the job one time when a super refused to stop a dangerous condition. When I told him about the problem and asked him to check it out, his reply was I guess I don't want to go there and have a look then! Turned and walked away.

Dickb