Key Takeaways:

- Learning about silica and its most common source materials. - Understanding the potential chronic health effects of chronic silica exposure. - Acknowledging workplace activities that may generate airborne respirable silica. - Learning basic methods to mitigate airborne silica dust. - Learning actions which minimize the risk of exposure to crystalline silica. - Comprehending the basics of combined protections that can be implemented to prevent exposure to silica-containing compounds.

Course Description

This lesson will improve the safety of workers in environments containing silica exposure hazards by increasing individual employee awareness of silica and exploring how silica can be recognized and addressed in the workplace. OSHA has issued […]