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Selected Guidance Documents
- Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction, OSHA
- OSHA – Hazard Analysis – Lessons Learned and Initial Findings from OSHA’s Emphasis Program on Silica in Engineered Stone
- California OSHA Fact Sheet for Employers on Manufactured Stone – Silica Hazards in General Industry Information for Employers – Artificial Stone
- California State Compensation Insurance Fund – “What’s in the 2025 Permanent Standard” – artificial stone
- A Guide for California Employers: Workplace Air Monitoring for Silica during Engineered Stone (Quartz) Fabrication Work: Guide for California Employers (Spanish)
- Guide for Stone Fabricators: Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (Spanish)
- NIOSH Science Blog – Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops (2014)
- OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Silica, Crystalline
OSHA Fact Sheets
Information on use of the dust controls listed in Table 1 of the Silica Standard for Construction to minimize respirable dust.
- Handheld Power Saws (Spanish)
- Handheld Grinders for Tasks Other Than Mortar Removal (Spanish)
- Handheld Power Saws Used to Cut Fiber-Cement Board (Spanish)
- Jackhammers or Handheld Powered Chipping Tools (Spanish)
- Handheld and Stand-Mounted Drills (Spanish)
- Stationary Masonry Saws (Spanish)
- Handheld Grinders for Mortar Removal (Tuckpointing) (Spanish)
- Walk-Behind Saws (Spanish)
- Drivable Saws (Spanish)
- Rig-Mounted Core Saws or Drills (Spanish)
- Dowel Drilling Rigs for Concrete (Spanish)
- Vehicle-Mounted Drilling Rigs for Rock and Concrete (Spanish)
- Walk-Behind Milling Machines and Floor Grinders (Spanish)
- Small Drivable Milling Machines (Less than Half Lane) (Spanish)
- Large Drivable Milling Machines (Half Lane and Larger) (Spanish)
- Crushing Machines (Spanish)
- Heavy Equipment and Utility Vehicles Used During Demolition Activities (Spanish)
- Heavy Equipment and Utility Vehicles Used for Grading and Excavating Tasks (Spanish)