On April 16, 2024, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (“MSHA”) released its final rule for Respirable Crystalline Silica (“RCS”) for preliminary viewing, and it was published in the Federal ...

Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a human carcinogen. [1] Occupational exposure to RCS results in adverse health effects ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it uncovered 199 violations and one safeguard during its March 2024 impact inspections. These inspections took ...

The newly revised "Coal Mine Safety Regulations" will officially take effect from February 1, 2026. This marks the 16th ...

President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the independent agency tasked with adjudicating mine safety cases is a lawyer who has defended coal companies with safety violations. President Donald Trump's ...

WASHINGTON — Federal officials ignored warnings three years ago that new mine safety regulations would trigger a surge of legal cases that could bog down enforcers. The backlog of cases is now blamed ...