Federal regulation capping toxic airborne silica has been decades in the making. The delay has cost miners dearly.
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 silica ...
Tougher federal limits on miners’ exposure to toxic silica dust are creating a slew of compliance challenges for mine ...
Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say stricter new rules to limit miners' exposure to ...
Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators filed new rules to limit miners’ exposure to silica ...
The Department of Labor recently released a new rule that significantly lowers how much silica dust is legally allowed inside ...
Silica dust is a known cause of black lung disease among coal miners. The new federal rule seeks to limit their exposure.
On April 16, the DOL announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule to better protect the ...
The Labor Department announced Tuesday it has issued a new federal rule on miners' safety; the rule cuts down the permissible ...
PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Coal miners can breathe a small sigh of relief with the new federal rule that cuts their exposure to silica dust. A Washington County health and legal clinic for coal ...
A new federal rule is aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease. (Getty Images) It was a celebratory moment years in the making when acting Labor ...