Jeremy M. Gernand, PhD, CSP, CRE
Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Safety Engineering
John and Willie Leone Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those rules benefit companies as well as workers

New article in The Conversation: pause on enforcement of silica exposure rule is unlikely to do much to aid the mining industry and leaves the costs of exposure to rest on families and American taxpayers.

https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-pauses-new-mine-safety-regulation-heres-how-those-rules-benefit-companies-as-well-as-workers-254178?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button

A NIOSH industrial hygienist measuring silica-containing respirable dust levels in the drilling area at a surface stone quarry.
A NIOSH industrial hygienist measuring silica-containing respirable dust levels in the drilling area at a surface stone quarry. Photo from NIOSH.
23 April 2025

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