OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica standard for general industry 29 CFR 1910.1953 paragraph (j)(3) “Employee Information and Training” states:
“(i) The employer shall ensure that each employee covered by this section can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following:
(A) The health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica;
(B) Specific tasks in the workplace that could result in exposure to respirable crystalline silica;
(C) Specific measures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, including engineering controls, work practices, and respirators to be used;
(D) The contents of this section; and
(E) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (i) of this section.
(ii) The employer shall make a copy of this section readily available without cost to each employee covered by this section.”