Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection
mine-safety · Mine Safety and Health Administration · Published 2024-04-18 · Effective 2024-06-17 · 89 FR 28218
Document
Document number
2024-06920
Federal Register citation
89 FR 28218
CFR reference
30 CFR 56
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mine-safety
Sub-agency
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Publication date
2024-04-18
Effective date
2024-06-17
DOL docket
Docket No. MSHA-2023-0001
Abstract
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is amending its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a significant health hazard, and to improve respiratory protection for miners from exposure to airborne contaminants. MSHA's final rule also includes other requirements to protect miner health, such as exposure sampling, corrective actions to be taken when a miner's exposure exceeds the permissible exposure limit, and medical surveillance for metal and nonmetal mines.