Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances

1219-AB86 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

Epidemiological studies have found that diesel exhaust presents health risks to workers. These possible health effects range from headaches and nausea to respiratory disease and cancer. MSHA's existing regulations address the health hazards to underground metal and nonmetal miners (66 FR 5706) and coal miners (66 FR 5526) from exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM). DPM is a component of diesel exhaust. MSHA also has limits for miners’ occupational exposure to selected components of the gaseous fraction of diesel exhaust. In June 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified diesel exhaust as a known human carcinogen. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Cancer Institute also have stated that diesel exhaust exposure has important public health implications, including increasing the risk of death from lung cancer. Because of the carcinogenic health risk to miners from exposure to diesel exhaust, MSHA is requesting information on approaches that would improve control of DPM and diesel exhaust.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage Undetermined Undetermined 30 CFR 57.5060 to 57.5075 30 CFR 70.1900 30 CFR 72.500 to 75.520 30 CFR 75.1900 to 75.1916 30 U.S.C. 811 30 U.S.C. 813 No Request For Information (RFI) 06/08/2016 81 FR 36826 Notice of Public Meeting 06/27/2016 81 FR 41486 Public Meeting--Salt Lake City, UT 07/19/2016 Public Meeting--Pittsburgh, PA 07/21/2016 Public Meeting--Arlington, VA 07/26/2016 Public Meeting--Birmingham, AL 08/04/2016 RFI Comment Period Extended 08/25/2016 81 FR 58424 RFI Comment Period Extended End 11/30/2016 RFI Reopening of Comment Period 01/09/2017 82 FR 2284 RFI Reopening of Comment Period End 01/09/2018 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Sheila McConnell Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 202 693-9440 202 693-9441 mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov 201 12th Street South, Room 4E401, Arlington VA 22202-5452