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SAFETY
MSHA rules to lower respirable silica exposure limits
Coal mines will have 12 months to adapt to the new rules, while MNM mines have double the time
18 April 2024
UNDERGROUND
US aims to reduce 'black lung' in miners with new rules
the MSHA will hold several public hearings in August ahead of the final decision
25 July 2023
TECHNOLOGY
Better breathing through research
Mining Magazine's notes from the 'Silica Exposure and Lung Disease in the Mining Industry' event.
30 November 2020
MANAGEMENT
Lung transplants rising for US coal miners
A new study from NIOSH has shown that the number of lung transplants among coal miners is rising
24 August 2018
ENVIRONMENT
New spirometer gets green light from NIOSH
NIOSH will use EasyOne Air spirometer in its coal worker health programme
23 February 2018
COAL
Coal mine dust rule enters final phase
The US Department of Labor's MSHA has begun implementing provisions of the third phase of the coal mine
02 August 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Phase II of respirable coal mine dust rule
The US MSHA implements the second phase of the coal mine dust rule
02 February 2016
ENVIRONMENT
MSHA: Respirable coal-dust rule working
United States marks one year since new regulations came into effect
19 August 2015
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