- OSHA Sample Training Powerpoints: Construction and General Industry and Maritime
- Curriculum for Silica in Construction (Spanish) State Building & Construction Trades Council of California
- Instructor Guide for Silica in Construction 2017, State Building & Construction Trades Council of California
- Presentation for Silica in Construction (Spanish) 2017, State Building & Construction Trades Council of California
- “Train-the-Trainer” Course Evaluation Occupational Health Internship Program (2018, UHB-CDPH, SBCTC of California, CPWR) Presentation of the 2018 Occupational Health Internship Program project silica train-the-trainer one year lookback and evaluation.
- Cal OSHA Hazards of Silica in Construction etool: Who needs to be trained and what should you cover, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Training program outline including who should be trained, the health hazards, and controls
- Workplace Solutions, NIOSH, Describes exposures, controls and personal hygiene.
- Control of Hazardous Dust During Tuckpointing
- Water Spray Control of Hazardous Dust When Breaking Concrete with a Jackhammer
- Reducing Hazardous Dust Exposure When Dowel Drilling in Concrete
- Reducing Hazardous Dust Exposure When Cutting Fiber-Cement Siding
- Control of Hazardous Dust When Grinding Concrete
- Reducing Silica Exposure During Lateral Drilling of Concrete, University of California, Description of jig developed and silica exposure reduction achieved when using the jig with a vacuum.
- Interventions for Overhead Drilling into Concrete, University of California, Description of inverted drill press developed and silica exposure reduction achieved when using the device with a vacuum.
- A Guide to Working Safely with Silica – If It’s Silica, It’s Not Just Dust, DOL and NIOSH, Includes information on the hazard, health effects, controls and government resources.
- Roadway Safety Instructor Manual – Module 11, Laborers International Union, Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund, International Union of Operating Engineers, NAPA and ARTBA, Instructor’s manual on health hazards, including silica.
- Chipping the Barrel – Hazards of Cleaning Ready-Mixed Concrete Trucks, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Safety and Health Department, Section III – Respiratory Hazards addresses silica
- Controlling construction dust with on-tool extraction (2013, Health and Safety Executive (UK)), Information sheet contains “guidance on choosing, using and maintaining on-tool extraction for controlling construction dust. It is mainly for managers and supervisors but is also useful for trade union safety representatives and workers.”
- Cutting Precast Concrete Blocks Flags and Kerbs – Efficient Design and Managing the Risk
- An Overview of Air-Purifying Respirators 2013, CPWR
Photos
Photos courtesy of the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services’ NIOSH-funded Silicosis Surveillance Project, DeWalt, OSHA, and the International Masonry Institute
| Examples without controls | Examples with controls |
|---|---|
 Right-Angle Grinder without Control |  Right-Angle Grinder with Vacuum Control |
 Walk-Behind Concrete Saw without Control |  Walk-Behind Concrete Saw with Water Control |
 Hand-Held Saw without Control |  Hand-Held Saw with Water Control |
 Stationary Saw without Control |  Stationary Saw with Water Control |
 Handheld Grinder without Control |  Handheld Grinder with Vacuum Control |
Handheld Grinder without Control |  Handheld Grinder with Water Control |
 Jackhammer without Control |  Jackhammer with Water Control |
 Handheld Powered Chipping Tool without Control |  Handheld Powered Chipping Tool with Vacuum Control |
 Dowel Drilling Rig without Control |  Dowel Drilling Rig with Vacuum Control |
 Handheld Grinder for Tuckpointing without Control |  Handheld Grinder for Tuckpointing with Vacuum Control |
 Handheld Drill without Control |  Handheld Drill with Vacuum Control |