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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 affects employees working in general industry under California Code of Regulation, Title 8, section 5204.
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.
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.
Silica Emergency Temporary Standard: Information for Workers California is experiencing a silicosis epidemic among artificial stone fabrication workers. Artificial stone has become more widely used, especially in the manufacture of countertops. It contains more than 93% crystalline silica — more than double that for granite — so it is more
When workers cut, grind, or drill materials that contain crystalline silica, or use industrial sand, they can be exposed silica dust particles. The following program template and resources will aid members in complying with the Cal/OSHA Silica standard by outlining silica controls, training, and proper selection and use of equipment.
Employers who have employees with occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica are required to protect them under their written silica exposure control plan.
