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Back to Basics: Silica Hazards, Compliance, and Enforcement
- Silica, present in materials like sand, stone, concrete, and mortar, is used in various industries, posing health hazards.
- Respirable crystalline silica, found in fine silica particles, is associated with serious diseases such as COPD, kidney disease, lung cancer, and silicosis.
- Workplace tasks like cutting, crushing, drilling, grinding, or sawing materials like block, brick, concrete, and stone create respirable crystalline silica dust.
- OSHA has standards for respirable crystalline silica exposure in both the construction and general industry/maritime sectors, emphasizing exposure limits and control measures.
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