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The UK Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (CARERC) helps students develop skills around occupational safety and health issues. Through CARERC, epidemiologist Mira Mirzaian recently published new research on workplace injuries in a distillery setting.

Two top staffers at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission have been put on leave, as the FBI and prosecutors subpoena documents.

Newcrest observes safety week

In response to rising inflation, Glenwood Springs City Council unanimously approved a 5% pay increase for city employees.

In response to rising inflation, Glenwood Springs City Council unanimously approved a 5% pay increase Thursday for city employees.

Glenwood Springs could soon have a policy for dedicating streets in honor of individuals as well as a hiking trail behind Walmart, according to city council’s Thursday agenda.

As mining progresses into deep ore deposits in Australia, geo-hazards such as coal burst and outbursts are becoming a major concern for mine workers. The occurrence of geo-hazards involved the ejection of coal lumps and sometimes large volumes of hazardous gases such as methane and carbon dioxide. Whilst it is extremely important to de-stress and de-gas the seam and adjacent strata before roadway development and install competent support systems such as steel mesh and bolt, the last line of prot...

Coal seam fires have seen more attention in Colorado, in part because one is a suspected cause of the destructive Marshall Fire in the Boulder area in December. According to The Colorado Sun, Colorado...

A mobile infrastructure depth of 1.7 kilometers was achieved to enable the reestablishment of operations at a collapsed limestone mine and restore jobs.

Partners Australian Droid and Robot, PBE Group, and Rajant Reach 1.7 KM to Reclaim and Restore Operations for Collapsed Limestone Mine Protecting Lives and Jobs Malvern, PA – January 21, 2022:...