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Federal rules on mine safety and health: 31 since January 2024

11 final rules and 20 proposed rules since January 11, 2024, 5 of them marked significant. Most come from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (28), Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (2), Health and Human Services Department (1).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith Shops
2026-12797
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12796
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12793
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJun 25
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines
2026-12792
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJun 25
Update to MSHA's Address; Technical Amendment
2026-03902
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 26
Procedural Rules; Correction
2026-03422
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review CommissionFinal ruleFeb 20
Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria
2025-12232 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Training and Retraining of Miners
2025-12231 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria
2025-12230 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
2025-11743
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Electronic Surveying Equipment in Underground Mines
2025-11741
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Mining of Pillars
2025-11740
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Trolleys
2025-11738
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11648
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11647
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11646
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Photometers
2025-11623
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Electrical Equipment for Coal Seams Above the Water Table
2025-11622
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Drilling
2025-11621
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Aerial Tramways
2025-11620
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Limit on Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Mines
2025-11619
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Permissible Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11618
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Hazardous Communication
2025-11617
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith Shops
2025-11616
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Installation of Foam Generator Systems in Underground Coal Mines
2025-11739
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationProposed ruleJun 30, 2025
Procedural Rules
2025-00703
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review CommissionFinal ruleJan 17, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories
2024-28315
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleDec 10, 2024
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection
2024-06920
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleApr 18, 2024
Approval Tests and Standards for Combination Unit Respirators
2024-03849
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleMar 15, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 11, 2024

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