U.S. Limits Deadly Mining Dust as Black Lung Resurges
WEBApr 16, 2024 · Federal regulators on Tuesday issued new protections for miners against a type of dust long known to cause deadly lung ailments — changes recommended by government researchers a half-century ago.
Toxic silica dust mining restrictions approved by Biden …
WEBApr 16, 2024 · The Biden administration agreed Tuesday to limit workers' exposure to toxic silica dust, a common byproduct in U.S. mining operations. The federal rule will reduce the allowable level of...
New federal safety rules on silica dust aim to protect miners' lungs
WEBApr 16, 2024 · It took mine safety regulators 50 years to do what federal researchers had long urged: make the exposure limit to silica dust twice as restrictive as currently allowed and directly regulate...
Department of Labor issues final rule reducing silica dust exposure ...
WEBApr 16, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, also known as silica dust or quartz dust.
US Sets New Limits on Miners’ Exposure to Toxic Silica Dust (1)
WEBApr 16, 2024 · The US Mine Safety and Health Administration released Tuesday a much-anticipated final rule to reduce miners’ exposure to silica dust, a health hazard known to damage lungs. The rule will cover roughly 289,000 employees at some 12,600 mines, such as underground coal mines operated by companies like …
New federal safety rules on silica dust aim to protect miners' lungs
WEBApr 16, 2024 · On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying. It took mine safety regulators 50 years to do what federal researchers had long urged: make the exposure limit to silica dust twice as restrictive as currently allowed and ...
New federal safety rules on silica dust aim to protect miners' lungs ...
WEBApr 16, 2024 · It took mine safety regulators 50 years to do what federal researchers had long urged: make the exposure limit to silica dust twice as restrictive as currently allowed and directly regulate...
Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust – With ...
WEBApr 16, 2024 · It took mine safety regulators 50 years to do what federal researchers had long urged: make the exposure limit to silica dust twice as restrictive as currently allowed and directly regulate exposure so citations and …
Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that
WEBApr 17, 2024 · The Labor Department rule lowers the permissible exposure limit of respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air for a full-shift exposure, calculated as an 8-hour...
Federal mine safety regulators finally focus on silica dust
WEBApr 16, 2024 · It took MSHA 50 years to do what federal researchers had long urged: make the exposure limit to silica dust twice as restrictive as currently allowed and directly regulate exposure so citations and fines are possible when miners are overexposed.