Tougher federal limits on miners’ exposure to toxic silica dust are creating a slew of compliance challenges for mine ...
The long-awaited rule will limit miners’ exposure to the dangerous dust, which can lead to incurable and debilitating lung disease. The Biden administration unveiled a final mining rule Tuesday ...
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.
Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say stricter new rules to limit miners' exposure to ...
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 ...
“For too long, we accepted this as just the way things are for people who work in mines,'' Su said. “They’ve had to work without the same protections from silica dust that people in other ...