Proposed Rule
1 Jul 2025
compliance, regulation, chemicals, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, radiation protection, hazardous substances, mining industry, mine safety and health, underground mining, electric power, explosives, mine safety, msha, diesel particulate matter, fire prevention, noise control, gases
⛏️MSHA Proposes Revision of Diesel Particulate Matter Regulations
MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 57 by removing outdated requirements for miners' exposures to diesel particulate matter (DPM) in underground metal and nonmetal mines (MNM). These revisions would streamline the requirements for DPM for underground MNM mine operators while maintaining the same level of protection for miners.
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Notice
6 May 2025
health standards, labor regulations, mining, compliance, diesel particulate matter, department of labor
⚒️New DOL Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter in Mining
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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