{"id":10103,"date":"2025-10-01T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshadefensereport.com\/?p=10103"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:36:43","slug":"navigating-osha-and-msha-operations-during-the-federal-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/navigating-osha-and-msha-operations-during-the-federal-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating OSHA and MSHA Operations During the Federal Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/eric-j-conn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric J. Conn,<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/nicholas-scala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Nicholas W. Scala<\/a><\/span>, and<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/hema-steele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hema Steele<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the federal government now shut down, the Department of Labor (DOL) has invoked its <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/general\/plans\/dol-contingency-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutdown contingency plan<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that will remain in effect until Congress appropriates funding. \u00a0Shutdowns occur because the Antideficiency Act prohibits federal agencies from operating without appropriations unless they are addressing emergencies involving human life or property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/sites\/dolgov\/files\/general\/plans\/dol-contingency-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screenshot 2025 10 01 135024 300x255\" class=\" wp-image-10106 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/oshadefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-135024-300x255.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 10 01 135024 300x255\" width=\"411\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-135024-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-135024.png 693w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a>The following summarizes key implications for employers facing OSHA and MSHA matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>OSHA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OSHA will furlough 1,204 of its 1,664 employees, retaining only those essential for emergency and statutory enforcement and to assist orderly shutdown activities. The agency will continue the following enforcement activities:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Inspecting imminent danger situations<\/li>\n<li>Investigating workplace fatalities and catastrophes and complaints that establish employees may be exposed to hazardous conditions presenting a high risk of death or serious physical harm<\/li>\n<li>Conducting follow-up inspections for high-gravity serious violations and no abatement<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing and referring whistleblower complaints involving imminent threats to life or property and requiring an immediate response<\/li>\n<li>Conducting activities on open cases \u2013 where needed to meet the 6-month citation issuance deadline \u2013 involving employee exposure to hazardous conditions presenting a high risk of death or serious physical harm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conversely, OSHA will pause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Programmed inspections<\/li>\n<li>Compliance assistance and outreach<\/li>\n<li>Training and technical support<\/li>\n<li>Rulemaking and deregulatory efforts<\/li>\n<li>Non-emergency whistleblower investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oshadefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screenshot 2025 10 01 141320 300x169\" class=\" wp-image-10113 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/oshadefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320-300x169.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 10 01 141320 300x169\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-01-141320.png 1197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a>The DOL\u2019s contingency plan does not discuss the shutdown\u2019s effect on deadlines for contesting citations or completing abatement.\u00a0 These deadlines are created by regulation and\/or statute, and it is our considered opinion that these deadlines are unaffected.\u00a0 We therefore recommend that employers treat those deadlines as unchanged, even though the practical effect is that OSHA will not review such correspondence until the agency returns to normal operations.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, all informal conferences scheduled to occur during the shutdown will be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oshrc.gov\/contingency-plan\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>OSHRC&#8217;s contingency plan<\/strong><\/span><\/a> calls for all 50 of its 51 employees to be furloughed during the shutdown.\u00a0 The remaining employee will be an information technology specialist who will monitor and maintain the Commission\u2019s technology infrastructure.\u00a0 According to an OSHRC source, documents filed through the e-filing system will not be filed on the docket during the shutdown, and the Commission will calculate new deadlines once the shutdown is lifted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>MSHA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MSHA will furlough 711 of its 1,590 employees, with 879 remaining.\u00a0 They will conduct shutdown activities and continue to fulfill statutory mandates and emergency functions, to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Completing statutorily required regular mine safety and health inspections per \u00a7103 of the Mine Act. Also know as MSHA\u2019s \u201c2s and 4s,\u201d these are required for surface mines at least twice per year, and for underground mines at least four times.<\/li>\n<li>Investigating accidents, hazards, and safety complaints.<\/li>\n<li>Investigating targeted mines, specific hazards, accidents, and miners\u2019 safety complaints. This includes select analysis for dust and air quality due to imminent safety concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Mine emergency support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MSHA will no longer engage in the following activities during the shutdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Miner training programs<\/li>\n<li>Part 100 conferences<\/li>\n<li>Civil penalty collections<\/li>\n<li>Equipment certification<\/li>\n<li>State grants administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Concerning contest deadlines, and as described above, we recommend that employers continue to adhere to existing contest deadlines such as submission of Part 100 conference requests and contests of MSHA proposed penalties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fmshrc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/FMSHRC%20Lapse%20Plan%20September%202025_0.pdf\">FMSHRC contingency plan<\/a><\/strong><\/span> dictates that the Commission will keep only 4 of its 51 employees on duty to assist with shutdown operations and to adjudicate disputes arising from mine emergencies where \u201cthere is a reasonable likelihood that either the safety of life or the protection of property would be compromised to some significant degree by failure to provide prompt adjudication.\u201d A Notice issued by FMSHRC Chief Judge Glynn F. Voisin confirmed that the Commission\u2019s judges will not consider any documents filed in their existing cases or having due dates during the shutdown.\u00a0 He further noted that the judges would \u201chandle any filings on a case-by-case basis\u201d once the federal government resumes normal operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Conn Maciel team can shepherd you through the consequences of this shutdown.\u00a0 Meanwhile, we recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Monitoring OSHA and MSHA citation timelines<\/li>\n<li>Rescheduling informal conferences once operations resume<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining internal safety protocols and documentation in case of delayed inspections<\/li>\n<li>Contacting legal counsel for guidance on whistleblower complaints or imminent hazard reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further assistance or legal support during the shutdown, please contact the attorneys in CMC&#8217;s<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-workplace-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> OSHA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong> &amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/msha-workplace-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSHA <\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong>Workplace Safety Practice Groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric J. Conn, Nicholas W. Scala, and\u00a0Hema Steele With the federal government now shut down, the Department of Labor (DOL) has invoked its shutdown contingency plan that will remain in effect until Congress appropriates funding. \u00a0Shutdowns&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":10483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[1601],"class_list":["post-10103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-osha-inspections-citations-and-enforcement-2","tag-msha-enforcement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Navigating OSHA and MSHA Operations During the Federal Shutdown - OSHA Defense Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/navigating-osha-and-msha-operations-during-the-federal-shutdown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Navigating OSHA and MSHA Operations During the Federal Shutdown - OSHA Defense Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Eric J. 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