Mach Mining Petitions Mine Safety & Health Administration for Respirator Policy Change
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- Mach Mining LLC, Marion, Illinois, has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration seeking to modify an existing mandatory safety standard concerning the installation of electric equipment and conductors.
The petition specifically requests a change to allow the use of intrinsically safe Powered Air Purifying Respirators as an alternative for protecting miners from respirable dust. Mach Mining LLC aims to uti . . .
The petition specifically requests a change to allow the use of intrinsically safe Powered Air Purifying Respirators as an alternative for protecting miners from respirable dust. Mach Mining LLC aims to uti . . .