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Fort Branch, IN — An attorney who represents workers is challenging lawmakers to urge the Mine Safety and Health Administration to restore its final...

Washington — Two House Democrats aren’t satisfied with the Department of Labor’s answers to their questions about whether the agency is enforcing the Black...

Washington — Workers who operate underground mining machinery accounted for more than two-thirds of deaths associated with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis during a recent four-year...

Arlington, VA — Regularly checking equipment that uses autotransformers can help miners and mine operators reduce electric shock risks, the Mine Safety and Health...

Sacramento, CA — A new California law aimed at curbing cases of silicosis among workers who cut, grind, polish and drill stone countertops is now in effect.

Washington — Enforcement of a Mine Safety and Health Administration final rule on miner exposure to respirable crystalline silica has been delayed to Oct. 17 after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of the rule.

Washington — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has extended to Sept. 2 the deadline to comment on five proposed rules unveiled July 1.

Washington — NIOSH has scheduled a series of free, confidential health screenings as it aims to identify cases of black lung disease in current and former miners.

Arlington, VA — Bulldozer operators in coal mines should keep the machinery on stable ground and away from feeders to avoid entrapment, the Mine Safety and Health Administration advises in a recent safety alert.

Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is reminding miners to keep at least 6 inches of separation between their powered air-purifying respirator and proximity detection system.