Search Results for keywords:"Mining Safety Standards"

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  • 2025-03390 — Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11069
    Reading Time:about 13 minutes

    The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has received a petition from Peabody Twentymile Mining, LLC, requesting a change to safety standards at the Foidel Creek Mine in Colorado. The company wants permission to use a new type of respirator, the Drager X-plore 8700 PAPR, due to the discontinuation of the previously used 3M Airstream helmet. To ensure miner safety, Peabody has proposed several conditions for using the new equipment, including inspections, training, and compliance with methane safety requirements. The goal is to maintain the same level of protection for workers as the original safety standards.

    Simple Explanation

    Peabody Twentymile Mining wants to use a new breathing mask for miners because the old one isn't made anymore, and they promise to make sure it's safe by checking it and training workers on how to use it properly.

  • 2025-06733 — Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16576
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) received a petition from ACNR Holdings, Inc. to modify current safety standards, allowing the use of 3M Versaflo TR-800 Powered Air Purifying Respirators in specific mines. This proposal seeks to replace the discontinued 3M airstream helmets and introduces an alternative method to ensure miner safety in hazardous locations, compatible with methane potential. The petition includes guidelines for equipment examination, battery handling, and miner training to maintain safety and compliance with federal regulations. Comments on this petition can be submitted until May 19, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    ACNR Holdings, Inc. wants to change some safety rules so that miners can use new kinds of safety gear called respirators, like special masks, to keep them safe at work. People can share what they think about this idea before May 19, 2025.