MSHA Must Continue To Recognize Engineering Controls As The Primary Means To Eliminate Respirable Dust Within The Mine Atmosphere And Achieve Compliance. By Brian Hendrix Just a few days after the midterm elections in 2022, Sen. Joe Manchin and four of his colleagues in the Senate sent a letter to MSHA Assistant Secretary Chris Williamson to “formally request additional information…
Read MoreTag: silica
Questionable Study Raises Health Concerns for Sand and Gravel Workers
A new study by Michigan State University shows an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath among long-term sand and gravel mine workers in the state, compared to the rate for production workers in other industries. But does the study bring up legitimate concerns or was it designed to highlight a solution to a problem that does not exist?…
Read MoreAthabasca Reports Massive Gross Revenue Growth
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Athabasca reported consolidated gross revenue growth of 538% to $3.28 million vs. $0.5 million in Q4 2020 with a total loss and comprehensive loss of $0.64 million vs. $0.9 million in Q4 2020. The corporation increased its gross revenue by 494% to $12.1 million in 2021 vs. $2.0 million in 2020 with a total…
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Revenues Strong in Third-Quarter
Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial statements for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. Athabasca reported consolidated revenue of $4.3 million (versus $0.4 million in third quarter 2020) and $8.8 million for nine months (versus $1.5 million, nine months ending 2020), with contributions from all four divisions: AMI Aggregates, AMI RockChain, AMI Silica and TerraShift Engineering.
Read MoreMSHA Moves Closer to a Silica Rule
On Aug. 29, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) took a step closer to an updated regulation for respirable crystalline silica. In a published Request for Information (RFI), the agency is soliciting “data and information on economically and technologically feasible best practices” to protect the health of coal miners and metal/nonmetal workers from “exposure to quartz, including a reduced [workplace…
Read MoreA Different View of Your Workforce Reduces Risks
By Henry Chajet
Read MoreIndustry Slams OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Proposal
The Construction Industry Safety Coalition, which represents 25 different construction trade associations, issued the following statement on Feb. 11, 2013, as it filed comments regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Crystalline Silica Rulemaking: “After an exhaustive analysis that involved hundreds of construction safety professionals, builders, construction managers and specialty trade contractors representing virtually every facet on the…
Read MoreNSSGA Submits Comments to OSHA
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) filed formal comments with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the agency’s proposed rule on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
Read More