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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.
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.
Quickly clean up silica dust debris using wet methods or HEPA vacuuming to prevent dust from becoming airborne. All employers MUST: • Ensure that wet methods are effective at preventing RCS exposures. • Train employees on silica exposure and silicosis, including risks, symptoms, and control measures.
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.
14 Δεκ 2023 · Workers who cut and grind engineered stone are at risk of inhaling tiny particles of crystalline silica that scar their lungs, leaving them struggling to breathe.
