US Department of Labor continues to implement President Trump’s deregulatory agenda, announces 5 final rules related to mine safety, health

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced it is furthering President Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating unnecessary, outdated, and burdensome regulations by issuing five final rules related to mine safety and health.Today’s final rules do not reduce protections for miners because they remove requirements that are no longer applicable to the underground mining industry. These changes include removing outdated effective dates, requirements for outdated technology that is no longer used, and duplicative requirements.  MSHA issued final rules in the following areas: Permissible lamps – Removes duplicative requirements for electric cap lamps and other electric lamps in underground coal mines.Diesel particulate matter – Eliminates outdated requirements for diesel particulate matter personal exposure limits for underground metal and nonmetal mines.Installation of foam generator systems in underground coal mines – Removes requirements that are no longer applicable to underground coal mines. Electrical face equipment in coal seams above the water table – Eliminates regulatory requirements because all un...