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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

and the Dutch Expert DECOS committee has evaluated the health hazards and calculated cancer risk of occupational exposure to ...

Anywhere that moisture is a problem, silica gel packets can help alleviate the issue. Keep them stored in an airtight ...

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 ...

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

Silica is a naturally occurring mineral found ... that workers’ health cannot be left in the hands of the government safety regulators. These agencies exist to cover over the prevalence of ...

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 ...