OSHA Compliance Guide

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Silica Resource Guide for Contractors (September 2018) - American Society of Safety Professionals 

OSHA Small Entity Compliance Guide for Construction. Discusses suggested engineering and work practice controls, exposure assessments, respirator use, medical surveillance, written exposure control plans, and other aspects of compliance.

Sample Training Powerpoint for Construction. Provides a customizable Powerpoint for employers and other instructors to tailor their training on how to comply with OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica standard for construction.

OSHA's Crystalline Silica Rule: Construction.*Revised* Provides a summary of the requirements of the respirable crystalline silica standard for construction.

OSHA's Crystalline Silica Rule: Construction. Provides a summary of the requirements of the respirable crystalline silica standard for construction.

Silica. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Safety and Health Topic. Provides information about silica as well as links to related publications and references.

• NIOSH Silica Controls for Construction Page

• Control of Hazardous Dust during Tuckpointing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-126, (2008, September).

• Silicosis in Sandblasters: A Case Study Adapted for Use in U.S. High Schools. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-105, (2002, June). Provides a case study developed for use in teaching epidemiology to high school students. Includes basic information about the disease silicosis, potential routes of exposure to silica, and controls.

Working Safely with Silica. The Center for Construction Research and Training (also known as CPWR) has a website with resources to help contractors and workers understand the health risk involved and implement measures to control dust.

• CPWR's Sample Written Exposure Control Plans

Silica and Road Construction: Silicosis. New York Department of Health document addressing silica dangers in road construction.

OSHA Clinicians page. The page provides information for clinicians to understand important ethical, regulatory, and clinical issues.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov or call OSHA at 1-800-321- OSHA (6742), TTY 1-877-889-5627.

Sample Written Control Plan (Courtesy of Wall and Ceiling Conference)

Respirable Silica Testing Results (Courtesy of Wall and Ceiling Conference)

Appendix A

OSHA releases free silica compliance tools for contractors (August 2018) - ConstructionDive

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Moves Forward on Silica Regulation (Fall 2016) - Wall And Ceiling Alliance (WACA)