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MSHA News Release: [02/06/2003]
Contact Name: Rodney
Brown
Phone Number: (202) 693-9425
Workshops Target Safety
at Stone, Sand and Gravel Mines
Free “Spring Thaw” Safety Seminars Set in
Multiple States
ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in cooperation with the National
Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, will present more than 30 cooperative mine
safety and health workshops around the nation to increase awareness of mining
hazards. Safety professionals from mining companies as well as MSHA personnel
will share information and experiences in dealing with mining hazards.
“MSHA is using all the tools provided in the law—enforcement,
education and training and technical assistance—to encourage all mine
operators to embrace safety as a value so we can send every miner home safe and
healthy at the end of every working shift,” said Dave D. Lauriski,
assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. “As part of this
process, we are working closely with the stone, sand and gravel industry to
develop seminars providing up-to-date and practical information to help mine
operators achieve the next level of safety performance.”
The workshops will focus on effective safety and health programs, safe
maintenance and repair activities, and the hidden costs of mining accidents.
Seminar leaders will also discuss specific safety hazards encountered by mining
operations in particular regions of the country.
The seminars will coincide with winter’s end, when many
intermittently operated mining operations begin producing again, often with new
employees who are new to the mining environment. Statistics show that accidents
in stone, sand and gravel mines tend to increase during April and May.
The MSHA-NSSGA workshops will be held in more than 30 states nationwide.
A list of seminar dates and locations is attached. Starting times vary by
location. Please check with the listed contact to verify information. There is
no charge to attend the seminars.
For additional information, visit MSHA’s website at
www.msha.gov.
2003 MSHA–NSSGA Spring Thaw Workshops
(Schedules
are subject to change)
Northeast District
All workshops will be held from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
February 25
Holiday Inn Batavia
8250 Park Rd.
Batavia,
NY 14020
585-344-2100
MSHA contacts: Randy Gadway, 315-789-0522; Dennis
Yesko, 724-772-2333
March 11
Damon’s International
45 St. Patricks
Dr.
Waldorf, MD 20603
603-623-3545
MSHA contact: Dale St. Laurent ,
434-975-2366
March 13
Inn at Reading
1040 Park Rd.
Wyomissing, PA
19610
610-372-7811
MSHA contact: Sabrina Railing, 610-372-2761
March 18
The Yard Restaurant
South Willow
St.
Manchester, NH 03103
301-843-9028
MSHA contact: Carl Liddeke,
603-666-7691
March 20
Best Western Motel
161 Bridge St.
East Windsor,
CT 06088
860-623-9411
MSHA contact: Carl Liddeke, 603-666-7691
Southeast District
All workshops will start at 10:00
a.m. and are expected to conclude at 3:00 p.m. For additional information on
these workshops, please call the Southeastern District at 205-290-7294.
February 11
Holiday Inn
197 E. Broad St.
Athens, GA
30601
706-549-4433
February 13
Ramada Inn
2005 La Masa Dr.
Kingsport, TN
37660
423-245-0271
February 19
Holiday Inn
6563 U.S. Highway
49
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601-268-2850
February 25
Holiday Inn
2640 Cherry Rd.
Rock Hill, SC
29732
February 27
Holiday Inn
4050 S. Ferdon Blvd.
Crestview,
FL 32536
850-682-6111
North Central District
All workshops will be held from
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For additional information on these workshops, please
call the North Central District at 218-720-5448.
March 6
Four Points By Sheridan
4960 Towne Centre
Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48604
989-790-5050
March 11
Ramada Inn
201 N. 17th Ave.
Wausau,
WI 54401
800-754-9728
March 13
Ramada Inn Suites
200 S. Bell School
Rd.
Rockford, IL 61108
815-226-2100
March 18
IVY Tech/Terre Haute International Airport
501 S.
Airport Rd.
Terre Haute, IN 47803
812-298-2360
March 20
Ramada Plaza
4900 Sinclair Rd.
Columbus, OH
43229
614-854-6010
March 25
Holiday Inn Burnside
14201 Nicollet Ave.
South
Burnsville, MN 55337
March 27
Four Points Hotel and Suites
4800 Merle Hay
Rd.
Des Moines, IA 50322
515-278-4755
South Central District
For additional information on
these workshops, please call the South Central District at 214-767-8401.
February 10
Midlothian Civic Center
224 S. 11th
St.
Midlothian, TX 76065
972-775-8866
This workshop will be held from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
February 12
Contractors Training Hall
State Highway
35
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
This workshop is split in two sessions. The
first session starts at 8:00 a.m. The second session starts at 4:30 p.m.
February 13
Holiday Inn Mountain View
2020 Menaul Blvd.
NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-884-2511
This workshop will be held from
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
February 25
Arkansas Department of Labor
10421 W. Markham
St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
This workshop will begin at 8:00 a.m.
February 25
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
3800 N. Classen
Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
This workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Rocky Mountain District
For additional information on
these workshops, please call the Rocky Mountain District at 303-231-5465.
February 10
Utah State University Campus Vernal Office
1680
W. Highway 40
Vernal, UT 84078
This workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m.
to 3:45 p.m.
February 20
Ramkota (Best Western)
2400 N. Louise
Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
605-336-0650
This workshop will be held
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
February 25
Community Recreation Center (Next to the
Fairgrounds)
Main & 27th St.
Durango, CO
81301
970-375-7300
This workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
March 12
Holiday Inn (I-80)
7838 South U.S. Hwy.
281
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-382-3255
This workshop will be held
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
March 20
National Forest Service
344 S. Cortez
St.
Prescott, AZ 86303
This workshop will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
Western District
All seminars will begin at 8:00 a.m.
and end by 4:00 p.m.
February 20
University of Nevada
Virginia &
Artemesia
Student Union #245
Reno, NV 89557
(Note: The university
charges $2 for parking on the top floor of the Brian Jay Whalen parking
complex.)
MSHA contact: Tyrone Goodspeed 775-753-4732
March 11
Ramada Inn
324 E. Shaw Ave.
Fresno, CA
93710
559-224-4040 (for reservations only)
MSHA contact: Doug Bowen
707-447-9842
March 13
Twin Falls Ameritel Motel
1377 Blue Lake
Blvd.
N. Twin Falls, ID 83301
208-736-8000 (for room reservations
only)
MSHA contact: Collin Galloway 208-334-1835
March 25
Elk Lodge
70 N.W. Newport Ave.
Bend, OR
97701
541-382-1371 (for directions only)
MSHA contact: Steve Pilling
541-924-8495
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