PPT-Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Workplaces

Sample Employee Training Presentation Developed by OSHA 2019 Photo on the title slide is courtesy of D e WALT Industrial Tool Co This presentation contains copyrighted content You may use copy distribute and display the presentation as a whole However any copying distribution display or modification of an individual copyrighted image or photo separate and apart from the presentation is not . What is silica Silica is a natural substance found in most rocks sand and clay and in products such as bricks and concrete Silica is also used as filler in some plastics In the workplace these materials create dust when they are cut sanded carved et Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management. University of Alaska Fairbanks. December 2010. 1. Overview. Silica: crystalline vs. amorphous. Part I: Crystalline Silica . Health Hazards. Exposure Limits. Stephanie Sayler, Industrial Hygiene Masters Candidate. University of Michigan School of Public Health. Environmental Health Sciences Department. Background. Silica is ubiquitous in nature. One of the most prominent occupational exposure. Silica Exposure. Ron Roberson. Sensidyne. Traditional Sampling Methods for Respirable Crystalline Silica. NIOSH 7500: Crystalline Silica via XRD. NIOSH . 7601: . Crystalline Silica via . Visible Spec. Respirable. Crystalline Silica. Mariano Kramer, Associate Cal OSHA Safety Engineer. Cal OSHA Update. November 4, 2016. Status of Final Rule. Horcher. rulemaking procedure. Adopted by California Occupational Safety and Health Board – September 2016 . Respirable Crystalline Silica. . David O’Connor. May 12, 2016. Final Rule Published. on March 25, 2016. Reasons for the Rule. Previous permissible exposure limits (PELs) are formulas that many find hard to understand. Silica . Rule. 2. Exposure and Health Risks. Exposure to respirable crystalline silica has been linked to:. Silicosis;. Lung cancer;. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and. Kidney . disease. 3. Scope of Coverage. OSHA . Crystalline Silica Standard . 29 CFR 1926.1153 . Construction Standards . Rule . adopted by Virginia in December . 2016. Lowered the Permissible Exposure Limit from 250 . ug. /m3 to 50 . ug. /m3). Rick . Supples. Applied Improvement Technologies. At the end of this . presentation . you will be . able to:. State the difference between silicon, silica, silicates and silicone.. State the difference between crystalline and amorphous forms of silica.. A training to keep construction workers safe on the job State Building & Construction Trades Council of California, AFL-CIO Funded by Federal OSHA, 2017 Silica in Construction Funded by OSHA This material was produced under grant SH29642SH6 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government M i YO Pastes Safety Data Sheet Revision Date : 5 /17/ 17 Rev 0 MI SPZ .SDS * MI SP Z * 5 /17/17 EN ( English US ) 1 / 1 2 SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION Product EUROPÄISCHER GESTEINSVERBAND. EUROPEAN AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION. Miette Dechelle. UEPG Public Affairs Manager. Workers Health Protection . through . the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it. For stone benchtop fabrication businesses and workers. Reduction in workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica. The national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) has been halved from 0.1 mg/m.