The Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced that 99 percent of the coal mine dust samples collected from April 1, 2016, through June 30, 2016, were in compliance with its coal mine dust ...

Occupational exposure to manganeses (Mn) has been associated with neurotoxic effects along a continuum of dysfunctions, 1, 2 ranging from sub-functional neurotoxic effects associated with low Mn ...

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According to a new report from MSHA, approximately 99 percent of the 7,456 valid respirable dust samples collected during the first two months under the new rule met compliance levels, despite ...

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 ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration reports that a recent sampling of respirable coal dust shows that phase II of the federal rule is having a "significantly positive" impact. Approximately 99 ...

MSHA has issued a final rule aimed at lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coalmine dust in underground and surface coalmines. According to MSHA, the final rule lowers levels of miners’ exposure to ...

Federal regulators have announced the results of a September inspection blitz targeting 13 coal mines in seven states "previously cited for violations regarding respirable dust sampling ... inadequate ...

In a breakthrough study published in Scientific Reports, scientists have uncovered a crucial, often-overlooked hazard in coal mine dust—agglomerates hiding harmful silica particles. These microscopic ...