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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed a more stringent silica dust exposure rule to protect miners. The United Mine Workers of America and Sen.
THOMASTON — The federal government has again found numerous workplace safety violations at the Dragon cement plant.
The Labor Department on Friday issued a proposed rule on exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to incurable respiratory issues and particularly affecting miners. The proposed rule, announced by the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA), will provide to miners protections other industries already have against silica. Long-term exposure to the compound has…
WASHINGTON (WV News) — The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday announced a proposal by its Mine Safety and Health Administration to amend current federal standards in a bid to