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 ...
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 ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has updated regulations to protect miners from the effects of respirable crystalline silica, commonly known as silica dust. According to a recent ...
On April 16, the DOL announced 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 ...
Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a human carcinogen. [1] Occupational exposure to RCS results in adverse health effects ...
A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.The inaction since — fueled by ...
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 ...
This story was originally co-published by Public Health Watch, Louisville Public Media, and Mountain State Spotlight. The gravesite in Danny Smith’s vast and verdant yard is shaded by hulking trees.
In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners. Retired West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly, who has black lung, ...
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