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Home » OSHA silica standard

Articles Tagged with ''OSHA silica standard''

Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Do you have a plan? Protect workers from lung cancer

Mark H. Stromme
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is one of the most common elements on the planet, just behind oxygen. About 2.3 million workers are exposed to it in their workplace. It’s about 100 times smaller than sand and can be found on construction sites in building materials such as concrete, block, stone, sand, and mortar.


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Reduce the Risk: Complying with OSHA’s crystalline silica rule

Reduce the Risk: Complying with OSHA’s crystalline silica rule

Josie Larsen
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is an abundant natural material found in soil, stone and sand. It is also present in many construction materials such as brick, mortar and concrete. It becomes respirable when any of the afore-mentioned materials are cut or broken down into fine particles.


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Scarring Exposures: Engineering controls capture silica dust particles

Scarring Exposures: Engineering controls capture silica dust particles

Dave Stock
October 1, 2019

Crystalline silica is one of the most common minerals found worldwide in the earth’s crust. It is frequently used in many industrial processes such as mining, quarrying and stone-cutting. Breathing air contaminated with crystalline silica particles can cause serious respiratory and lung diseases.


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OSHA’s silica dust standard causes compliance woes

Still struggling with Silica: OSHA standard causes compliance woes

Kevin Brown
October 1, 2019

OSHA estimates some two million construction employees are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in more than 600,000 workplaces across the country. To comply, companies need to follow multiple steps that aren’t always as easy as they might seem.


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Small firms struggle with OSHA silica standard

One year later: Small firms struggle with OSHA silica standard

Jon Imms
August 1, 2019

In June 2018, OSHA introduced the silica standard so workers exposed to silica-generating tasks would be protected from the hazards of silica and silica dust. Just over a year in, we have seen some companies still failing to comply, others still in the process, and others doing quite well.


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Silica dust’s invisible risks

Here are 3 actions to plan for exposure protection

Silica dust’s invisible risks
Donny Beaver
September 20, 2018
If you’re in construction, maritime, hydraulic fracturing, or other general industries using silica, the new silica standard and silica dust should matter to you. Chances are, you could be getting exposed to dangerous respirable silica dust that you can’t even see. And, what you can’t see, can hurt you.
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respiratory protection

Current trends in respiratory protection

Silica & opioid exposures; technology advances
Rick Marquez
September 12, 2018
What are the big headlines in the respiratory protection world this year? Here are three areas safety and health professionals are watching closely.
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OSHA's new standard on silica exposure

The silica rule: What you need to know about OSHA’s standard

Mark H. Stromme
March 1, 2018
Exposure to respirable crystalline silica is nothing new for employees on construction sites. However, this exposure can cause serious health issues. In response to these concerns, OSHA issued a new rule on exposure to silica in construction.
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OSHA respirable crystalline silica – general industry

January 1, 2018

In March, 2016, OSHA issued a final rule to protect workers exposed to RCS in general industry and maritime. The agency will begin enforcing most provisions of the standard on June 23, 2018.


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PPE

OSHA Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

January 1, 2017

An estimated 2.3 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces, primarily in construction, general industry and hydraulic fracturing.


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