The U.S. Department of Labor and MSHA have issued a final rule related to silica exposure. And the agencies believe it will prevent over 1000 deaths. The final rule lowers the exposure limit of ...

A Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. insurance unit is suing Cambria Co., seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the company in numerous bodily injury lawsuits alleging exposure to ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Denver Regional Office has announced the rollout of a “Regional Emphasis Program” dedicated to the reduction of incidents of workplace ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a new final rule designed to protect miners from the dangers of exposure to silica dust, according to a press release from the US ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Mine Safety and Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor has finalized stricter limits on ...

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 ...

Loud public uproar and bipartisan criticism followed, and a fraction of the agency’s positions were reinstated. That came ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The U.S. government is planning stricter controls on exposure to silica, a carcinogen found in workplaces ranging from dentist's offices to granite quarries, according to a ...

Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study published by occupational health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago and ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.