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OSHA Silica Manual 1 book $5.00


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OSHA Silica manual

Under the OSHA, what do employees need to be trained on?

OSHA says that the training requirement for the new respirable crystalline silica final rule is performance-based, meaning that during an OSHA inspection compliance will be judged based on an employee’s ability to demonstrate knowledge of the new rules. With this in mind, OSHA states that “the employer shall ensure that each employee…can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following”:

The health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica”.                                                                                                      
   “Specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica”                                                                                          
   “The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program”

How long is silica training good for?

"Employers must make an initial or periodic medical examination available to employees who will be required by the silica standard to wear a respirator for 30 days or more per year in the upcoming year (365 days).

What is the new OSHA silica rule?

The final rule lowers the permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica for all industries to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged during an 8-hour shift. ... OSHA issued its final rule as separate standards – one for construction and one for general industry and maritime.Feb 26, 2018

ming year (365 days).

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