The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has received a petition from Grefco Minerals, LLC, asking to modify existing safety regulations that ban intoxicating beverages at mines. The company requests permission to store and use beer at its Nevada plant for quality control and research purposes. The beer, with alcohol content below 10%, is used to test the company's diatomaceous earth products, which help filter beer during production. Grefco plans to keep the beer securely stored and used under controlled conditions to protect miners from any exposure.
Simple Explanation
Grefco Minerals, a company that digs stuff out of the ground, wants to keep and use some beer at their factory in Nevada to make sure their filtering products work well. They promise to keep it safe so nobody drinks it by mistake!