Mining Firm Petitions for Safer, Speedier Rule Tweaks
Published Date: 9/15/2025
Notice
Summary
Century Mining, LLC asked MSHA to change some safety rules that affect their mining operations. These changes could make certain safety steps easier or different without risking workers’ safety. If approved, the new rules might save time and money while keeping miners safe.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Company seeks compliance-cost relief
Century Mining, LLC asked the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to change how existing mandatory safety rules apply to its mining operations. If MSHA approves the petition, Century Mining says the changes might save the company time and money by allowing certain safety steps to be done differently.
Safety steps could change but stay safe
The petition asks to allow some safety steps to be done easier or differently for Century Mining’s operations, and the notice states those changes would be made "without risking workers’ safety." If approved, miners at those operations could see different safety procedures but MSHA was asked to find they do not reduce safety.
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