Create-A-Plan

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Step 1. Will you generate dust containing silica on the job?

The materials listed below contain silica. Select all of the materials you plan to use.

For each material you select, a list of dust-generating tasks will appear. Please select the task(s) that you will perform with the material.

Please fix the following:

Asphalt

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Abrasive blasting Bushhammering Cutting/sawing Demolishing/disturbing Drilling/coring Earthmoving Frac sand cleanup Frac sand mixing Frac sand offloading Frac sand onloading Frac sand transferring Grinding Jackhammering Milling Mixing/pouring Polishing Sacking/patching Sanding Scabbling Scarifying Scraping Sweeping/cleaning up Well mixing/pumping

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Brick

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Cement

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Other

Concrete

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Other

Concrete Block

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Other

Drywall

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Other

Fiber Cement products

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Other

Grout

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Other

Gunite/Shotcrete

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Other

Mortar

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Other

Paints containing silica

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Other

Plaster

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Other

Refractory Mortar/Castables

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Other

Refractory Units

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Other

Rock

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Other

Roof Tile (concrete)

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Other

Sand

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Other

Sand – Frac Sand

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Other

Soil (fill dirt, top soil, soil w/ fly ash added)

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Other

Stone (including: granite, limestone, quartzite, sandstone, shale, slate, cultured, etc.)

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Other

Stucco/EIFS

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Other

Terrazzo

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Other

Tile (clay and ceramic)

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Other

Other Material

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Other

If you are human, leave this field blank.

If you will not be using one of the materials listed above or another silica-containing material, You Don’t Need a Silica Control Plan.

To find out if a material contains silica:

REMEMBER: OSHA’s Silica Standard requires employers to include silica in their program to comply with the hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), including ensuring employees have access to labels for materials containing silica and safety data sheets.

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If you will not be using one of the materials listed above or another silica-containing material, You Don’t Need a Silica Control Plan.

If you are not sure if a material contains silica, there are several ways you can find out

Option 1 – Check the label on the material

Option 2 – Check the Safety Data Sheet

Option 3 – Review the published data

Option 4 – Analyze a sample of the material