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Videos

• May 21, 2019
  Webinar: Working safely with natural and engineered stone products: Controlling worker exposure to silica dust during countertop manufacturing, finishing, and installation NIOSH NORA Respiratory Health Cross-Sector Council, OSHA, the California Department of Public Health's Occupational Health Branch, CPWR, and the Natural Stone Institute
  

  A free webinar for the countertop fabrication industry or those cutting, grinding, sanding, or installing stone products. Includes all you need to know about the dangers of silica dust and how you can protect workers from severe and fatal lung disease.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Handheld Grinder for Uses Other Than Mortar Removal OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a handheld grinder for uses other than mortar removal in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Handheld Grinders for Mortar Removal (e.g., tuckpointing) OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a handheld grinder for mortar removal (tuckpointing) in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Jackhammers or Handheld Chipping Tools OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a jackhammer or handheld chipping tool in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Handheld and Stand-mounted Drills OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a handheld and stand-mounted drill in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Handheld Power Saws OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a handheld power saw in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 29, 2018
  Controlling Silica Dust in Construction Videos for Table 1 Tasks - Stationary Masonry Saw OSHA
  

  Informational video on using a stationary masonry saw in compliance with Table 1 of OSHA's silica standard - 1926.1153.

• Aug 06, 2018
  Protecting Workers From Silica Hazards in the Workplace OSHA
  

  Informational video on the hazards of exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

• Oct 25, 2016
  "Stop Silicosis" (2016)

  U.S. Department of Labor video on the dangers and prevention of silica dust and why we must stop silicosis. Approximately 3 minutes.

• Oct 25, 2016
  Silica Exposure (2010)

  Video from WorkSafe BC which shows how breathing in silica dust can cause permanent damage to the lungs. Approximately 2 minutes.

• Feb 05, 2014
  A Silicosis F Card 1940 from the film Men and Dust, Tri-State Survey Committee (51 seconds)

  “Federal Physicians working for the US Bureau of Mines in the late 1920s, created a miner's health rating system … The letter rating indicated if a man had silicosis and Tb … Mine owners used the rating to discriminate against miners with these diseases…"

• Jul 15, 2013
  Silicosis: A Preventable Disease & Silicosis: una enfermedad prevenible (Spanish version)

  The English portions runs first. The Spanish version begins at roughly 16:45 (use the control on the bottom of the video screen to move forward in the video)

• Aug 20, 2012
  Don't Let Silica Dust You!

  Approximately 10 minutes

• Aug 20, 2012
  Silica Control in Construction

  Approximately 4 minutes

• Aug 20, 2012
  The Stonecutters' Fight Against Silicosis

  Summary, approximately 5 minutes