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Democratic Senators Press MSHA On Long-Delayed Silica Rule Update


November 24, 2020 at 05:25 PM
Five Democratic senators are pushing the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to quickly craft a long-pending update to its silica standard in response to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that found its current policies to be “out of date” and insufficiently protective of workers’ health.

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