The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rulemaking for respirable crystalline silica has been published in the Federal Register. OSHA strongly encourages the public to participate ...

Decades in the making, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a proposed permissible exposure level (PEL) for silica dust. The proposed level is more stringent than the ...

MSHA's new silica rule, finalized in 2024, represents a key legacy of the Biden Administration. Although compliance seemed distant when the rule was first issued, the deadlines for compliance are ...

A group of 11 construction trade associations has created the Construction Industry Safety Coalition in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule on silica ...

Any job that involves breaking up rock or concrete or brick can potentially expose workers to dangerous silica dust, and last year it looked like the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and ...

Less than two weeks ago, OSHA released its final silica rule or permissible exposure limit (PEL). NAPA has reviewed the rule and developed interim guidance for our members and industry on how the rule ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on silica exposure is receiving a welcome reception from industry groups. The rule, which limits exposure to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 50 micrograms ...

The implementation of a federal rule aimed at protecting mine workers’ health was delayed indefinitely.

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), chairman of the House Small Business Committee, adds OSHA’s proposed crystalline silica rule to the committee’s digital resource, Small Biz Reg Watch. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves ...

After the announcement by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration of a four-month delay in enforcement of the “silica rule,” some in the region are worried about what that delay signals for ...

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia, along with Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, criticized the Department of Labor on Friday for delaying enforcement of a new federal rule designed ...