Silica Dust Control
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To better control this deadly dust, OSHA updated its crystalline silica exposure limit, making compliance much more difficult. Did you know removing silica from the lungs is not possible, because once crystalline silica dust is airborne and inhaled it has a lethal effect? Learn about the three ways OSHA suggests controlling and removing silica dust particulates your employees are exposed to in our blog: How Exposure To Silica Dust & The Pel Compliance Can Affect Your Workers.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has recently announced a final rule to curb miners’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a known carcinogen. This rule aims to significantly improve miners’ health and safety by reducing the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an 8-hour shift. Learn more from MSHA in our blog, MSHA’s Final Silica Rule: How Industrial Vacuums Can Help Mines Be Compliant. Our industrial vacuums can help you stay compliant, contact us or request a quote today.
Below you’ll find additional articles that explain the ins and outs of the new rules, the best silica dust control methods, and what you need to do to become compliant.
Silica Dust Exposure Risks
New Dust
Dust Buildup
Airborne Dust
THE THREE MACHINES YOU NEED TO BE OSHA COMPLIANT
So now you’re aware of OSHA’s more stringent regulations on silica dust exposure, you’ve tested the job sites in question, you’ve discovered that the levels of airborne silica dust don’t meet the new standard, and now you need to do something about it. There’s good news and bad news.
MSHA’s Final Silica Rule: How Industrial Vacuums Can Help Mines Be Compliant
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has recently announced a final rule to curb miners’ exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a known carcinogen. This rule aims to significantly improve miners’ health and safety by reducing the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an 8-hour shift.
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