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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.
Silica dust continues to be harmful to workers. Workers who cut and grind engineered stone countertops made from silica, commonly referred to as quartz, are at high risk of silicosis, a serious, incurable lung disease caused by breathing 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 ...
Section 5204 requires employers to take several actions, including the following: Measure the amount of silica in the air that employees breathe; Identify and restrict access to areas where silica exposures are expected to be over the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 μg/m3, as an 8-hour, time-weighted average;
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.
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%...
