NSSGA co-hosted its latest Health and Safety webinar with NIOSH and PCA. Health and safety experts Dr. Jessica Kogel and Dr. Emily Haas from NIOSH discussed the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines for mining workplaces and how the hierarchy of controls can be used to select appropriate actions for the worksite. 

NSSGA hosted a Policy Briefing featuring Jeff Small, senior advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, who provided an update on the Department’s efforts to address COVID-19 issues on federal lands and the Trump Administration’s response to the crisis. Along with that, there were policy updates from our Government and Regulatory Affairs staff.

This webinar for NSSGA members addressed the current economic circumstances during the COVID-19 situation; how difficult things are likely to become over the foreseeable future; and the recovery to come thereafter. Featured speaker Anirban Basu, is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore. Anirban serves as the chief economist to Associated Builders and Contractors and as chief economic adviser to the Construction Financial Management Association.