Mach Mining Petitions Mine Safety & Health Administration for Use of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in a Mine in Williamson County, Illinois
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- Mach Mining LLC, Marion, Illinois, has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration seeking to modify an existing mandatory safety standard concerning electric equipment in their Mach #1 Mine in Williamson County, Illinois. The company aims to use intrinsically safe Powered Air Purifying Respirators as an alternative method for protecting miners from respirable dust.
The core of the petition focuses on allo . . .
The core of the petition focuses on allo . . .