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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 ...
In December 2023, Cal/OSHA adopted new standards to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Visit the links below to find out what your employer must do for you under the new standards.
On December 14, 2023 the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved Cal/OSHA’s emergency 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 ...
19 Ιουν 2020 · California workers who contract occupational diseases such as silicosis will be eligible for benefits through the state-regulated workers’ compensation insurance system. It is crucial to keep the initial and follow-up medical reports elated to silica dust exposure because this is a progressive illness without a specific start date.
14 Δεκ 2023 · The new rules focus on protecting employees who cut, polish and carry out other hazardous tasks with artificial stone that contains more than 0.1% silica, or with natural stone that has over 10%...
Why it matters: The new emergency regulation will require employers of fabrication workers — mostly young, Latino men — to suppress toxic silica dust with water and take other protective...
