Patton Mining Petitions Mine Safety & Health Administration for Powered Air Purifying Respirators
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- Patton Mining LLC, Hillsboro, Illinois, has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration to modify existing mandatory safety standards seeking to allow the use of intrinsically safe Powered Air Purifying Respirators as an alternative method for protecting miners from respirable dust.
The core of Patton Mining's request focuses on modifying 30 CFR 75.1002(a) which concerns the installation of electric e . . .
The core of Patton Mining's request focuses on modifying 30 CFR 75.1002(a) which concerns the installation of electric e . . .