the same spray system can also be used for silica dust control. To maximize the effectiveness of water spray systems, several alterations may need to be made to optimize the flow, pressure and ...

We aimed to find out: could wet concrete cutting, a favored engineering control, indeed drastically reduce respirable levels of silica dust in the worker’s environment? Since we wanted the ...

California has adopted a permanent standard to protect workers from silica dust exposure, addressing the risks of silicosis ...

The Exposure Control Plan is available from EH&S. Silica dust hazard training is required of all individuals prior to performing work that involves crystalline silica. Before conducting work that ...

Thousands of tunnel workers have been exposed to silica. Confidential documents reveal the regulator has known since at least ...

Safe to Work sat down with the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists to discuss what can be done to protect workers ...

ECO USA Plant Manager James Kurucz oversees cleanup efforts outside of the fence on the plant’s property on Camden Street in Parkersburg Wednesday after a release of amorphous silica dust ...

In a submission to the NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice in mid-October, the AWU claimed that their request for up-to-date silica dust readings on the state’s tunnelling projects had ...

Paul Gray and Stuart Johnson, who worked for the same stone production companies in Bradford and Leeds, were diagnosed with silicosis caused by silica dust. Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which secured ...

Documents obtained by the Australian Workers Union (AWU) through freedom of information laws show tunnellers are exposed to cancer-causing ...