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Elevated Enforcement for Quality Impact Inspections

Quality Impact inspections target mines with a history of violations and hazardous conditions post-UBB mine disaster. Criteria include orders, citations, accidents, compliance history, and elevated enforcement. Screening criteria examine operator tactics, plan compliance, accidents, and enforcement history. MSHA District 7 conducted 27 impact inspections from Oct 2010 to Sep 2011. Continued impact inspections aim to improve safety through surprise visits and monitoring during off-hours. For questions, contact MSHA.

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Elevated Enforcement for Quality Impact Inspections

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  1. “It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.” – Graeme Edwards

  2. QUALITY IMPACT INSPECTIONS AND ELEVATED ENFORCEMENT

  3. Quality Impact? Quality Impact inspections began in April 2010 after the UBB mine disaster. The initiative targets mines whose history of underground conditions indicate a significant number of violations and or conditions that may include problems relating to methane accumulations, ventilation practices, rock dust applications and inadequate mine exams.

  4. Criteria • Orders • Citations • Accidents (NFDL) • Compliance History • Elevated Enforcement

  5. SCREENING CRITERIA • Operator Tactics • Hazard Complaints • Plan Compliance Issues • Inadequate Exams • Accidents, Injuries, Illnesses • Fatal Accidents • Enforcement History

  6. SCREENING CRITERIA Cont. • Adverse Conditions • Operational Changes • Non-Impact Inspections • Elevated Enforcement Actions • Operator Compliance Behavior

  7. October 1, 2010 thru September 30, 2011 MSHA District 7 Personnel have conducted 27 impact inspections.

  8. ELEVATED ENFORCEMENT • Compliance Behavior • 24 Month History of C/O’s • Accident History

  9. CONTINUED IMPACT INSPECTIONS MSHA has conducted and will continue to conduct Impact Inspections. MSHA may show up during “off hours” such as evenings and weekends. MSHA will monitor the phones to prevent advanced notice of inspector’s presence. MSHA will take sufficient personnel to cover key parts of the mine.

  10. QUESTIONS?

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