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2019-18478 Respirable Silica (Quartz) Proposed Rule Metal and nonmetal (MNM) miners and coal miners exposed to silica (quartz) in respirable dust can develop various forms of pneumoconiosis that are irreversible, life limiting, and may lead to death. MSHA's existing standards limit miners' exposures to quartz in respirable dust. In this Request for Information (RFI), MSHA solicits information and data on feasible, best practices to protect miners' health from exposure to quartz in respirable dust, including an examination of an appropriately reduced permissible exposure limit, potential new or developing protective technologies, and/or technical and educational assistance. 2019-08-29 2019 8 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/29/2019-18478/respirable-silica-quartz https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-29/pdf/2019-18478.pdf Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration 271,288 Metal and nonmetal (MNM) miners and coal miners exposed to silica (quartz) in respirable dust can develop various forms of pneumoconiosis that are irreversible, life limiting, and may lead to death. MSHA's existing standards limit miners' exposures to...  

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