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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 includes important revisions to protect workers engaged in high-exposure trigger tasks (cutting, grinding, polishing, clean up, etc.) involving artificial stone and ...
It 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 ETS goes into effect on December 29, 2023.
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 ...
If you are cutting, grinding, chipping, sanding, drilling, or polishing engineered stone, quartz, or other stone products, you are at risk of silicosis. In December 2023, Cal/OSHA adopted new standards to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
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.
Employers must: Promptly (within 24 hours) report any confirmed RCS exposure-related silicosis or cancer case to the California Department of Health and Cal/OSHA. Communicate RCS exposure hazards to employees in a language they understand and appropriate for their level education and literacy. This includes:
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.
