On April 16, 2024, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (“MSHA”) released its final rule for Respirable Crystalline Silica (“RCS”) for preliminary viewing, and it was published in the Federal ...
New dust sampling requirements for mines that will allow real-time levels to be reported and will help terminate black lung disease will be launched Aug. 1. Joe Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for ...
(CN) - The 11th Circuit refused the coal industry's request to review the Mine Safety and Health Administration's final rules on coal dust, which can cause lung disease and explosions. Congress ...
Gary Hairston ran out of breath this summer on Capitol Hill. Gary Hairston ran out of breath this summer on Capitol Hill. Black lung cut short his coal mining career, but struggling for air did not ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has started a proceeding to formally gather additional information on silica-based black lung disease in a move that union leaders say simply allows ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed a more stringent silica dust exposure rule to protect miners. The United Mine Workers of America and Sen. Joe Manchin are ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has started a proceeding to formally gather additional information on silica-based black lung disease in a move that union leaders say simply allows ...