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For all covered industries, requirements in subsection 5204(i)(1)(A) for medical surveillance go into effect on June 23, 2020, for employees who will be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year.
The Occupational Health Branch at the California Department of Public Health has developed resources for employers to help keep their workers safe and reduce exposure to silica dust. The Workplace Air Monitoring for Silica employer guide (PDF) contains a step-by-step guide to silica air monitoring, to ensure that worker exposures to silica dust ...
This document is meant to inform you, the employer, of Cal/OSHA’s requirements under section 5204 to protect workers who cut, grind, polish or otherwise create dust from artificial or natural stone. To ensure compliance with section 5204, employers should consult the full standard.
21 Οκτ 2024 · Worker’s compensation – Many cases involving silica dust exposure require filing for workers’ compensation benefits, which cover medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and lost wages. California law mandates that employers provide worker’s compensation to employees injured or who have become sick on the job.
Information for Employers. What is the concern? California is experiencing a silicosis epidemic among artificial stone fabrication workers. “Artificial Stone” is any reconstituted, artificial, synthetic, composite, engineered, or manufactured stone, porcelain, or quartz.
temporary standard (ETS) on respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This ETS includes important revisions to protect workers engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks (cutting, grinding, polishing, clean up, etc.) involving artificial stone and natural stone containing more than 10% crystalline silica.
19 Ιουν 2020 · The particles that workers inhale are called respirable crystalline silica, and they penetrate deep into the lungs of exposed workers. The new Cal/OSHA requirements include medical reviews focused on respiratory exposure, including chest X-rays, tuberculosis tests, pulmonary function tests and more.
