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Silica is the biggest risk to construction workers after asbestos. Heavy and prolonged exposure to RCS can cause lung cancer and other serious respiratory diseases. HSE commissioned estimates...
- Control of Exposure to Silica Dust
This leaflet explains what employers and employees should do...
- Construction Dust
Construction dust is not just a nuisance – it can seriously...
- Control of Exposure to Silica Dust
9 Απρ 2021 · Essentially, as soon as silica dust is in the air, there’s a risk for people nearby to inhale it. Why a risk? Well, silica dust is a known carcinogen, meaning it can cause cancer in people. More specifically, silica dust is known to spur on the development of lung cancer. And that isn’t the only disease it can lead to.
As a PCBU, you have a duty to eliminate, or use controls to minimise worker exposure to the hazard of, and risks from, RCS dust. We have also provided guidance on eight key things for workers to know when controlling silica dust in the workplace. Respirable crystalline silica dust
3 Απρ 2023 · Exposure to silica dust during tasks like cutting and sanding concrete, rock and stone can cause debilitating and often fatal lung diseases – making it vital employers prevent or reduce exposure.
23 Αυγ 2023 · Silica is the most abundant mineral in the earth’s crust. Unfortunately, breathing in silica dust caused by chipping, cutting, drilling, or grinding soil, granite, slate, sandstone or other natural materials can lead to chronic lung disease.
You may be exposed to silica dust if your work involves: breaking, crushing, grinding or milling material containing silica dust; sand blasting or casting; paving, surfacing or cement finishing; bricklaying; demolition work; road construction; stonemasonery; mineral ore-treating processes; manufacture of glass, ceramics, brick, concrete, tile ...
This fact sheet discusses occupational hazards related to silica dust. WHAT IS SILICA DUST? Crystalline silica is found in stone, rock, sand, gravel and clay, as well as products such as bricks, tiles, concrete, artificial stone benchtops and some plastic materials (Figure 1). When these materials are worked on, the silica is released as a fine ...
