Airborne silica dust is a byproduct of cutting, sawing, drilling and crushing of concrete, brick, block and other stone products. Yet, as we saw with asbestos, times are changing. In our October ...

There are many types of activities that produce crystalline silica dust which could result in worker exposure ... or Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), for airborne respirable crystalline silica of 50 ...

Little wonder that OSHA has proposed strengthening standards protecting workers from silica exposure, including a table of suggested engineering controls for reducing airborne dust. Our current ...

A rule intended to protect miners from toxic quantities of breathable silica dust falls within the federal government’s ...

The mining industry can make better use of technology to prevent adverse outcomes, including quieter equipment to safeguard a mineworker’s hearing and different mining methods that can reduce, or even ...

Breathing in silica, in particular ... It's a lot faster once you get the hang of it and dramatically reduces airborne dust. Regular cleanups are another good idea, so dust isn't lying around ...