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Video: Complying With The OSHA Silica Dust Standard

OSHA's new standard, industries handling silica dust must create a written exposure control plan and choose equipment to properly aid in collection and containment. With compliance dates as soon as September 2017, it is now more important than ever to understand and comply with OSHA’s silica standard to protect workers.

OSHA’s 2016 silica dust standard focuses on protecting workers from harmful silica dust. In order to comply with the new standard, industries handling silica dust must create a written exposure control plan and choose equipment to properly aid in collection and containment. With compliance dates as soon as September 2017, it is now more important than ever to understand and comply with OSHA’s silica standard to protect workers.