Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, mining, regulations, safety, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, labor, communications equipment, mine safety and health, electric power, explosives, msha, emergency medical services, fire prevention, photometers

💡Proposed Rule to Remove Photometer Requirement in Mining Safety Regulations

MSHA proposes to revise title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) part 75 by removing requirements for methods in measuring luminous intensity with a photometer. Removing this provision would provide greater flexibility in measurement procedures while maintaining protection for miners.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 mining, regulation, chemicals, small business, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, radiation protection, labor standards, hazardous substances, workplace safety, mine safety and health, underground mining, electric power, explosives, fire prevention, noise control, gases

⚒️Proposed Deregulation for Blacksmith Shops in Mining Operations

MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 57 to remove outdated requirements regarding blacksmith shops located at surface metal and nonmetal mines. Removal of this standard would not result in a reduction of safety protection for miners at surface metal and nonmetal mines.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, chemicals, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, business impact, hazardous substances, mine safety and health, surface mining, electric power, explosives, mine safety, msha, fire prevention, aerial tramways, noise control

🚧Proposed Rule on Aerial Tramways

MSHA proposes to revise title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) part 56 by removing duplicative requirements for aerial tramways. Removing these provisions would not reduce protections afforded to miners because they are unnecessary and duplicative of information elsewhere in 30 CFR part 56.

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Proposed Rule 30 Jun 2025 explosives, coal industry, mine safety, msha, communications equipment, emergency medical services, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mine safety and health, regulation, electric power, compliance, fire prevention

⚠️Proposed Rule for Foam Generator System Regulations in Coal Mines

MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 75 to remove outdated requirements regarding the installation of foam generator systems located in underground coal mines. Removal of this standard would not result in the reduction of safety protections for miners at these mines.

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