Analyzing MSHA’s evolving enforcement posture – and more

FILLING THE GAPS: ASSESSING MSHA’S SILICA DUST SAMPLING

Since 2009, coal miners and their allies have pushed the federal government to implement a silica dust standard to prevent exposure to the silica dust implicated in the causation of severe forms of coal worker pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease.  In April 2024, a silica dust rule was finally issued, with the coal industry given […] The post FILLING THE GAPS: ASSESSING MSHA’S SILICA DUST SAMPLING appeared first on Appalachian Citizens' Law Cen…

Analyzing MSHA’s evolving enforcement posture – and more

Bill Doran, shareholder of the Washington, D.C., office at Ogletree Deakins, is a regular contributor to Pit & Quarry whose practice is concentrated in safety and health law and litigation. Doran offered insights on MSHA during last month’s Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, reflecting on Wayne Palmer’s tenure as assistant secretary thus far. He provided updates on the agency’s crystalline silica rule, shared the latest on significant and sub…