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Coal Miners Sue Trump Admin After It Halts Black Lung Protections

submitted by Sal_180 to politics 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 17:17:42 ago (+2/-6)     (gizmodo.com)

https://gizmodo.com/coal-miners-sue-trump-admin-after-it-halts-black-lung-protections-2000589350

Predictable betrayal


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[ - ] FreeinTX 3 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 18:28:32 ago (+3/-0)

Gizmodo just outed itself as a garbage anti-trump hate site.

In an exercise of its enforcement discretion, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), within the U.S. Department of Labor, announces a temporary enforcement pause of its final rule titled, “Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection,” 89 Fed. Reg. 28,218 (Apr. 18, 2024) (“Silica Rule”). MSHA will temporarily pause enforcement of the requirements in 30 C.F.R. part 60 for coal mine operators until August 18, 2025, four months from the original compliance date of April 14, 2025.

It's a temporary pause for 4 months to give employers more time to upgrade their ppe to the new standards.

The Silica Rule requires mine operators to update their respiratory protection programs and may result in operators obtaining additional respirators and sampling devices. MSHA understands that recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) restructuring may impact the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, and the supply of approved and certified respirators and personal dust monitors. Given the unforeseen NIOSH restructuring, and other technical reasons, MSHA offers this four-month temporary pause to provide time for operators to secure necessary equipment and otherwise come into compliance. This pause will also provide MSHA time to assist mining industry compliance, e.g., help accredited laboratories gain proficiency in MSHA analytical methods.

[ - ] Tallest_Skil 3 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 17:43:31 ago (+3/-0)

I don’t understand. Why is anyone going into a coal mine without a respirator? It’s not the 1800s. Kill yourself, admitted paid jewish shill.

[ - ] Ducktalesooo000ooo 1 point 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 18:12:10 ago (+1/-0)

Mildly certain they don’t wear respirators unless there’s an emergency. There’s little water misters down there to get the dust out of the air.

It’s supposed to be cheap bro

[ - ] Sal_180 [op] -1 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 17:46:18 ago (+0/-1)

admitted paid jewish shill.

Lol, when did this happen?

[ - ] PostWallHelena 2 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 17:27:43 ago (+2/-0)

Why do you think this rule wasn’t instituted under Biden?

[ - ] xmasskull 0 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 21:47:41 ago (+0/-0)

BOOM!

[ - ] lord_nougat 2 points 3 weeksApr 16, 2025 17:19:45 ago (+2/-0)

DISALLOW ALL BLACKS AND THEIR NIGGER LUNGS!!