Coal miners get new protections against silica dust linked to black lung disease
WASHINGTON — Coal miners will be better protected from toxic silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of miners from a respiratory disease known as “black lung disease,” the Labor Department said Tuesday as it issued a new federal miner safety rule. The final rule, announced by Acting Secretary of Labor …
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