Respirable Crystalline Silica - OSHA Request
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Topic: Respirable Crystalline Silica - OSHA Request
Posted By: nicole@cranemartin.com
Subject: Respirable Crystalline Silica - OSHA Request
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2019 at 2:01pm
Good Afternoon Members,
I received the following email from OSHA this afternoon...
OSHA has issued a request for information (RFI) on Table 1 of its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction. Specifically, OSHA is requesting information on:
• the effectiveness of engineering and work practice control methods not currently included for the tasks and equipment listed on Table 1;
• tasks and equipment involving exposure to respirable crystalline silica that are not currently listed on Table 1, along with information on the effectiveness of engineering and work practice control methods in limiting worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica when performing those tasks; and
• additional circumstances for which it would be appropriate to permit employers covered by the silica standards for general industry and maritime to comply with the silica standard for construction.
Comments are due by November 13, 2019. For more information, see the OSHA trade release and the public inspection version of the Federal Register Notice. The official Federal Register Notice is scheduled to be published on Aug. 15.
https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/trade/08142019 - trade release https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/15/2019-17450/requests-for-information-occupational-exposure-to-respirable-crystalline-silica---specified-exposure - Federal Register Notice
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