Silica dust hazard training is required of all individuals prior to performing work that involves crystalline silica. Before conducting work that involves potential exposure to crystalline silica, ...

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

Approximately 90 percent of those workers are employed in the construction industry. The silica hazard exists when various construction activities such as sawing, grinding, drilling crushing ...

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

California regulators voted to continue imposing workplace rules to protect countertop cutters from silicosis, an incurable ...

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

Our commitment includes the promotion of safe work practices, safety education and training, as well as establishing a safe work environment. Due to this, RIT has developed a Respirable Crystalline ...

In early 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) revised its National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust. According to the program ...

The Silica Safety Coalition, an industry group that maintains that engineered stone can be cut safely, previously supported AB 3043 and noted the similarities with the new bill. “The fabrication ...