We have an important update to share about the status of MSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica rulemaking, officially proposed as Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and ...

The Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation. The citation number is 29 CFR 1910.1053 and 1926.1153. The Silica Exposure Control ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) proposed rule suggests a decreased Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica. In the mining industry, workers can be exposed ...

On July 13 the U.S. Department of Labor published a notice of proposed rulemaking by its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to amend existing federal standards to better protect the nation’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many mining activities involve exposure to silica dust. The newly finalized limits now align with the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rulemaking for respirable crystalline silica has been published in the Federal Register. OSHA strongly encourages the public to participate ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently reported its first confirmed case of silicosis associated with ...

Exposure to crystalline silica has been known to be a problem since the pyramids were built. In fact, silicosis is one of the oldest known occupational diseases. Francis Perkins, who served as the U.S ...

OSHA cited Brazilian Stone Design LLC with seven serious violations and $33,000 in penalties after finding workers exposed to high levels of respirable crystalline silica. U.S. Department of Labor ...

OSHA cited Brazilian Stone Design LLC for seven serious violations related to excessive exposure to respirable crystalline silica, resulting in $33,000 in penalties. The company failed to enforce ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher levels of crystalline silica were found in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners in the U.S.