Understanding how to implement the OSHA’s new rule on silica dust

Exposure to silica dust is a serious health hazard for those in construction workers and related jobs. This can result in life long disease or even death due to lung cancer. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a new regulation that deals with what employers need to do in order to prevent and offset the damage caused by extensive exposure to silica.

The new silica rule to the standard, which was announced in March 2016, limits the permissible exposure limit by 50%. The new rule also establishes two different standards for general industry and maritime and for the construction industry each. It caps a limit on the exposure to an eight-hour time-weighted average of 50 mcg of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air.

Learn the ways of getting it right

The ways of implementing this new rule and updating the standard in accordance with it will be the learning a webinar that is being organized by MentorHealth, a leading provider of professional trainings for the healthcare industry, will be organizing.

Kenneth S. Weinberg, a highly acclaimed consultant in environmental health and safety and the author of several books on the topics of health care safety, OSHA, and Indoor Air Quality, will be the speaker. Just log on to http://www.mentorhealth.com/control/w_product/~product_id=800891LIV... to register for this very valuable session.

Understanding who is at risk

At this webinar, which will be highly beneficial to Safety personnel, Occupational Health Personnel, Construction workers, those who work in dusty environments, Supervisors and Managers; Kenneth will discuss the issues relating to the hazards of silica dust exposure, such as who is at risk and why the regulation has changed.

He will also discuss the new requirements that need to be fulfilled in order to achieve compliance, new medical monitoring and record keeping requirements, as well as the methods to achieve the new exposure levels.

Kenneth will cover the following areas at this webinar: