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DOL/MSHA

RIN: 1219-AA74

Publication ID: Spring 1997

Title: Diesel Particulate
Abstract: Several epidemiological studies have found that diesel exhaust presents potential health risks to workers. These possible health effects range from headaches and nausea to respiratory disease and cancer. In 1988, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended that "whole diesel exhaust be regarded as a potential occupational carcinogen." In addition, in 1989 the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that "diesel engine exhaust is probably carcinogenic to humans." ^PIn 1988, a Secretarial advisory committee made recommendations to the Secretary of Labor concerning safety and health standards for the use of diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines. One of the recommendations was for the Secretary of Labor to set in motion a mechanism whereby a diesel particulate standard could be set. Based on that recommendation, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, in January 1992, seeking information relative to exposure limits, risk assessment, sampling and monitoring methods, and control feasibility. Because of the potential health risk to miners from exposure to diesel particulate, MSHA is investigating a variety of approaches that would control the exposure of miners to diesel particulate. In 1995, MSHA held a series of three public workshops bringing together U.S. organizations having a vested interest in limiting the exposure of miners to diesel particulate. The information gathered during these workshops supplements the information obtained as a result of the ANPRM and includes suggestions for possible approaches that would limit miners' exposure to diesel particulate.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not yet determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	01/06/1992	57 FR 500
ANPRM Comment Period End	07/10/1992	57 FR 7906
NPRM	07/00/1997

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Patricia W. Silvey Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Room 631, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov