This Week at MSHA: October 12, 2026 to October 18, 2026
· Weekly digest
Compiled automatically from the official sources linked below. The linked source is the record to rely on.
This digest lists the MSHA fatality reports, Federal Register documents and MSHA news releases dated, or first listed, October 12, 2026 to October 18, 2026. Each entry links to the official source, which is the record to rely on.
Federal Register
- Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines (October 16, 2026). Document type: Proposed Rule. Action: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period and notice of public hearing. CFR: 30 CFR part 57, 30 CFR part 75. Comments close December 8, 2026.
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards (October 16, 2026). Document type: Notice. Action: Notice. Comments close November 16, 2026.
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards (October 16, 2026). Document type: Notice. Action: Notice. Comments close November 16, 2026.
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards (October 16, 2026). Document type: Notice. Action: Notice. Comments close November 16, 2026.
- Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part (October 16, 2026). Document type: Notice. Action: Notice.
Sources
- Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
- Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
- Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part
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