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Mine Safety Workshop Scheduled

A special half day mine safety workshop is scheduled for August 11th at the Embassy Suites in Charleston.  The workshop, beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding with a buffet lunch, is open to all WVCA members and will feature an up-to-date review of federal and state mine safety regulatory and enforcement programs.
 
MSHA’s Health & Safety Administrator Kevin Stricklin will provide an overview of on-going federal mine safety topics, Jim Dean of the WV Mine Safety & Technology Task Force will provide a status report on proximity detection devices and Joel Watts, Administrator of the Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety will address the Board’s regulatory agenda.  Additional presentations will be made on various judicial, regulatory and enforcement developments.
 
Contact Sandi Davison (sdavison@wvcoal.com) to register for this meeting.