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Mine Safety and Health Administration: 40 rules and proposed rules since January 2024

13 final rules and 27 proposed rules since January 11, 2024, 11 of them marked significant. 1 is open for comment now. Common topics: mine safety and health, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, electric power, explosives, fire prevention.

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Open for comment

DocumentTypeComments due
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
2026-21154
Proposed ruleDec 8

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DocumentTypePublished
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
2026-21154
Proposed ruleOct 16
Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria
2026-15717 · significant
Proposed ruleAug 3
Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria
2026-15670 · significant
Proposed ruleAug 3
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith Shops
2026-12797
Final ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12796
Final ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12793
Final ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12792
Final ruleJun 25
Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2026
2026-10456 · significant
Final ruleMay 27
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection; Delay of Effective Date of Conforming Amendments
2026-06584
Final ruleApr 6
Update to MSHA's Address; Technical Amendment
2026-03902
Final ruleFeb 26
Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria
2025-13750 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 22, 2025
Training and Retraining of Miners
2025-13749 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 22, 2025
Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria
2025-13748 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 22, 2025
Electronic Surveying Equipment in Underground Coal Mines
2025-13747
Proposed ruleJul 22, 2025
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
2025-13746
Proposed ruleJul 22, 2025
Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria
2025-12232 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Training and Retraining of Miners
2025-12231 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria
2025-12230 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
2025-11743
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Electronic Surveying Equipment in Underground Mines
2025-11741
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Mining of Pillars
2025-11740
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Trolleys
2025-11738
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11648
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11647
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11646
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Photometers
2025-11623
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Electrical Equipment for Coal Seams Above the Water Table
2025-11622
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Drilling
2025-11621
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Aerial Tramways
2025-11620
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Limit on Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
2025-11619
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Permissible Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11618
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Hazardous Communication
2025-11617
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith Shops
2025-11616
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Installation of Foam Generator Systems in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11739
Proposed ruleJun 30, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Final ruleJan 10, 2025
Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories
2024-28315
Final ruleDec 10, 2024
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection; Correction
2024-13510
Final ruleJun 24, 2024
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection; Correction
2024-13151
Final ruleJun 14, 2024
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection
2024-06920
Final ruleApr 18, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Final ruleJan 11, 2024

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