Sec. 504. Study on respirable dust standards

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Beginning February 1, 2017, the Secretary of Labor shall undertake a retrospective study on the effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s final rule entitled Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors (published May 1, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 24813) and evaluate the data regarding the use of continuous personal dust monitors (CPDM), to determine whether— the 1.5 mg/m 3 respirable dust standard that was included in the final rule should be further lowered to better protect miners’ health; the frequency of CPDM sampling should be increased; engineering controls and work practices used by mine operators to achieve and maintain the required respirable coal mine dust levels should be modified; and samples taken on shifts longer than 8 hours should be converted to an 8-hour equivalent concentration to protect miners who work longer shifts.

The Secretary shall transmit a report of such study to Congress upon commencement of the study on February 1, 2017, and an annual report thereafter on the progress of the study until such study is completed.

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Study on respirable dust standards

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