OSHA began enforcing the silica rule in the construction industry on October 23, 2017. As of April 23, 2018, records show that both the federal agency and OSHA State Plans that adopted the silica rule ...

About 2.3 million people in the U.S., including 2 million construction workers, are exposed to silica dust while working, according to the Labor Department.

Silica dust exists in both inhalable and respirable forms, but it is respirable crystalline silica (RCS) – the smallest, most ...

New Crystalline Silica Standard for construction industry slashes permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica from 50 down to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air in an 8 ...

He says the current rule for construction sites caps exposure at 250 micrograms of silica per cubic meter of air. "And the science says we need to be at 50," says Perez. "So that's what the final ...

Construction firms will have an extra 30 days to comply with the new, tougher Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard for airborne silica in the industry's job sites. OSHA did begin ...

ClickSafety's Respirable Crystalline Silica Awareness in Construction and Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction for the Exposed Worker are training courses designed to educate construction ...

OSHA’s revised rule on how much respirable crystalline silica construction workers can be exposed to is finally being enforced, putting contractors in action and worry mode. With an expected ...

This course covers the development and implementation of controls and strategies to prevent or mitigate silica exposures in construction, maritime, and general industries. Course topics include ...

Tunnel construction workers in Australia’s most populous state were repeatedly exposed to dangerous levels of respirable crystalline silica on major government projects between 2016 and 2020 ...