Silica Safety for General Construction Workersāā
āāāāConstruction workers are at risk of exposure to silica dust. Some common activities that could lead to silica dust exposure are cutting, drilling, grinding, or otherwise disturbing concrete or other materials that contain silica, especially those activities that generate dust.
Cal/OSHA regulations for exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the construction industry:
Department of Industrial Relations, Title 8, Section 1532.3,
Occupational Exposures to Respirable
Crystalline Silica (Construction work)
Other Resources
Cal/OSHA,
How Do You Control the Hazard? Hazards of Silica in Constructionā
NIOSH,
Silica and Worker Health
Center for Construction Research and Training, Work Safely with Silica
Toxic Dusts ā Silica (PDF) |
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