Labour market · 13/09/1999

MSHA Finalizes Comprehensive Rule to Protect Miners from Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has replaced its existing standards for occupational noise exposure in coal mines and metal and nonmetal mines with a new rule, which establishes uniform requirements to protect miners from occupational noise-induced hearing loss, with the goal of significantly reducing the risk of material impairment within the mining industry.