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USA-2001-R-58389
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Title_of_text
Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Coal Miners. Final Rules (30 CFR Part 72).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Mining and quarrying workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-01-19
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Promulgated by Mine and Health Administration. Establishes new health standards for underground coal mines that use equipment powered by diesel engines. Requires that the diesel particulate matter (dpm) emissions from certain pieces of equipment be restricted to prescribed levels. Also, underground coal mine operators are required to train miners about the hazards of dpm exposure.
Serial region
Serial title
Federal Register
Date
2001-01-19
Volume
Vol. 66
Number
No. 13
Page range
pp. 5526-5706