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Dossier Executive final rule 25-jun-2026 Takes effect · 27-jul-2026
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Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines

Key claim: MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from its list of permissible electric face equipment in underground coal mines because the technology is obsolete and no longer in use.

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(Rule · Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration) MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from the list of permissible electric face equipment that can be operated in underground coal mines. This provision is being removed from MSHA’s regulations because flame safety lamps are an outdated technology that is no longer used in underground coal mines.

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MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from its list of permissible electric face equipment in underground coal mines because the technology is obsolete and no longer in use.

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Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
Stage: final rule · federal-register · 25-jun-2026

MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from its list of permissible electric face equipment in underground coal mines because the technology is obsolete and no longer in use.

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External: fedreg:2026-12796

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