Silica Safe Feed http://silica-safe.com/whats-new/rss Silica Safe Feed Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:33:39 -0500 AMPS en hourly 1 OSHA Special Emphasis Program and Directives Section https://www.silica-safe.org/regulations-and-requirements/osha-special-emphasis-program-and-directives Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:37:51 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/osha-special-emphasis-program-and-directives-section Hazard Alert - Protect Workers from Silica Dust: Working in an Enclosed Cab https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Enclosed_Cabs-Hazard-Alert.pdf Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/hazard-alert-protect-workers-from-silica-dust-working-in-an-enclosed-cab Dealer/Rental Fact Sheet - Heavy Equipment with Enclosed Cabs: Do Your Customers Need to Comply with OSHA's Silica or MSHA's Dust Standards? https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Dealer_Sheet-Heavy_Equipment_with_Enclosed_Cabs.pdf Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/dealerrental-fact-sheet-heavy-equipment-with-enclosed-cabs-do-your-customers-need-to-comply-with-oshas-silica-or-mshas-dust-standards U.S. Department of Labor Revises National Emphasis Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica https://www.osha.gov/enforcement/directives/cpl-03-00-023 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/u-s-department-of-labor-revises-national-emphasis-program-to-reduce-or-eliminate-worker-exposure-to-silica OSHA's Request for Information on Table 1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-15/pdf/2019-17450.pdf?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/oshas-request-for-information-on-table-1 Construction Worker Silica Risks Are Focus of OSHA Request https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/construction-worker-silica-risks-are-focus-of-osha-request-3 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/construction-worker-silica-risks-are-focus-of-osha-request Dust Suppression Hopper reduces dust liberation during bulk loading: Two case studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214477/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/research/dust-suppression-hopper-reduces-dust-liberation-during-bulk-loading-two-case-studies Spanish - Physicians' Alert: Occupational Silicosis and Silica-Related Illnesses among Construction Workers https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications_handouts-and-toolbox-talks_physicians-alerts_silica_Spanish.pdf Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/spanish-physicians-alert-occupational-silicosis-and-silica-related-illnesses-among-construction-workers Spotlight on silica in proactive inspection program https://www.miragenews.com/spotlight-on-silica-in-proactive-inspection-program/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/spotlight-on-silica-in-proactive-inspection-program Webinar: Working safely with natural and engineered stone products: Controlling worker exposure to silica dust during countertop manufacturing, finishing, and installation https://niosh-connect.adobeconnect.com/p4fu701wmniq/?proto=true Tue, 21 May 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/webinar-working-safely-with-natural-and-engineered-stone-products-controlling-worker-exposure-to-silica-dust-during-countertop-manufacturing-finishing-and-installation Artificial Stone Associated Silicosis: A Systematic Review https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/4/568?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Int_J_Environ_Res_Public_Health_TrendMD_0 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/research/artificial-stone-associated-silicosis-a-systematic-review Create-A-Plan Updated for the Oil & Gas Industry https://plan.silica-safe.org/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/create-a-plan-updated-for-the-oil-gas-industry OSHA General Industry Standard (including Oil & Gas) https://www.silica-safe.org/regulations-and-requirements/osha-general-industry-standard-including-oil-gas Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/osha-general-industry-standard Resources for the Oil & Gas Industry https://www.silica-safe.org/training-and-other-resources/oil-gas-resources Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/resources-for-the-oil-gas-industry Silica Objective Data Collection Form - Now Available as a Fillable PDF https://www.silica-safe.org/training-and-other-resources/other-resources/asset/CPWRs-Silica-Objective-Data-Collection-Form.pdf Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/silica-objective-data-collection-form-now-available-as-a-fillable-pdf OSHA's Frequently Asked Questions for General Industry https://www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/silicacrystalline/generalindustry_info_silica.html Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/oshas-frequently-asked-questions-for-general-industry OSHA Releases New Silica FAQs for General Industry https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-releases-new-silica-faqs-general-industry Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/osha-releases-new-silica-faqs-for-general-industry CPWR's Exposure Control Database http://ecd.cpwrconstructionsolutions.org/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/cpwrs-exposure-control-database A New Year's Resolution: Better Worker Safety and Health in the Building Industry https://www.cpwr.com/publications/cpwr-updates/new-years-resolution-better-worker-safety-and-health-building-industry Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/a-new-years-resolution-better-worker-safety-and-health-in-the-building-industry NIOSH-Funded Studies Show Ways to Reduce Silica Exposure in Concrete Cutting https://ohsonline.com/articles/2018/10/18/niosh-studies-show-ways-to-reduce-silica.aspx Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/niosh-funded-studies-show-ways-to-reduce-silica-exposure-in-concrete-cutting OSHA's preguntas frecuentes en la industria de la construcción (OSHA's FAQs for the Construction Industry - Spanish) https://www.silica-safe.org/ask-a-question/OSHA-Construction-FAQs-12.18.18_FINAL_SPANISH.pdf Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/whats-new-on-the-site/preguntas-frecuentes-en-la-industria-de-la-construccion Understanding Silica Dust and OSHA’s 50-Microgram PEL https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/understanding-silica-dust-and-oshas-50-microgram-pel/40752/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/understanding-silica-dust-and-oshas-50-microgram-pel Pneumatic rock drill vs. electric rotary hammer drill: Productivity, vibration, dust, and noise when drilling into concrete https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003687018302758 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:39:43 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/research/pneumatic-rock-drill-vs-electric-rotary-hammer-drill-productivity-vibration-dust-and-noise-when-drilling-into-concrete Silica Safety Enforcement Ramps Up at Construction Sites https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/silica-safety-enforcement-ramps-up-at-construction-sites?emc=nosh_hlt%3A12&usertype=External&context=email&email=00000162-fe64-d8da-af66-feec2c640000&subscription=0000015f-20b5-d919-a17f-2bf7f3d00000&access-tic Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/silica-safety-enforcement-ramps-up-at-construction-sites Silica Court Victory Is Lifesaving for Working People https://aflcio.org/press/releases/silica-court-victory-lifesaving-working-people Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.silica-safe.org/whats-new/in-the-news/silica-court-victory-is-lifesaving-for-working-people