Tag: respirable crystalline silica

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Final crystalline silica rule emerges from MSHA

April 16, 2024 By

Get details on the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) final rule on respirable crystalline silica exposure.

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MSHA provides update on crystalline silica rule

August 11, 2023 By

The mining industry now has until Sept. 11 to submit comments to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) about its proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica.

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Mine fatalities nearing 2022 mark with several months to go

August 10, 2023 By

The total number of 2023 mining fatalities is up to 27 following two separate Aug. 5 accidents, according to the Mine Safety & Health Administration.

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What you need to know about MSHA’s silica standard

July 7, 2023 By and

Bill Doran and Margo Lopez, attorneys with the law firm Ogletree Deakins, break down the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) newly proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica.

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MSHA unveils proposed rule for crystalline silica

July 5, 2023 By

According to the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), the proposed rule is designed to lower miners’ exposure to silica and improve respiratory protection.

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MSHA targeting silica with enforcement initiative

June 27, 2022 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is implementing an enforcement initiative with the intent of protecting miners from respirable crystalline silica.

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MSHA targeting silica with enforcement initiative

June 13, 2022 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is taking steps to reduce the exposure miners face to silica dust as work continues on a health standard.

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What’s next for silica, air quality and other key issues?

July 16, 2020 By

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association provides clarity on the Trump administration’s regulatory agenda and where safety and health issues pertinent to the aggregate industry currently stand.

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NSSGA gives OSHA additional info on proposed silica rule

June 9, 2014 By

NSSGA filed additional information and data with OSHA following the agency’s public hearings in March and April on a […]

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