MSHA Seeks Comments on Fossil Rock Petition to Allow Alternative Respirators in Return Air Areas
June 27, 2026
June 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration is seeking public comment on a petition from Fossil Rock Resources LLC, Orangeville, Utah, requesting permission to use intrinsically safe powered air-purifying respirators in return air areas underground.
The petition, published in a notice, would modify the application of federal safety standard 30 CFR 75.507-1 governing electric equipment used outby the last open crosscut in return a . . .
The petition, published in a notice, would modify the application of federal safety standard 30 CFR 75.507-1 governing electric equipment used outby the last open crosscut in return a . . .