Mine Safety Rule Reduces Silica Exposure
Stricter standards from the Mine Safety and Health Administration included monitoring dust exposure and providing health exams.
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Stricter standards from the Mine Safety and Health Administration included monitoring dust exposure and providing health exams.
The new rule will help protect miners from harmful dust exposure.
The U.S. Department of Labor introduces new regulations to reduce silica dust exposure and improve health screenings for miners, aiming to prevent fatal and severe occupational diseases.
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Disaster at the Monongah coal mine in West Virginia in 1907 when an explosion killed more than 360 workers. Meaningful safety regulations were still decades away.