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Puerto Rican Companies Turn to Zimmetry Environmental for Compliance with OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Rule
In March, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued their highly anticipated final rule to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. OSHA estimates that the rule will save over 600 lives and prevent more than 900 new cases of silicosis each year, once its effects are fully realized. The Final Rule is projected to provide net benefits of about $7.7 ...
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New York Businesses Prepare to Comply with OSHA’s New Final Rule on Respirable Crystalline Silica
As far back as the 1930s, the U.S. Department of Labor first highlighted the hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica after a wave of worker deaths. The agency set standards to limit worker exposure in 1971 when the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was created. According to OSHA, approximately 2.3 million workers in the United States are still ...
By VOETS, LLC
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Construction Companies Look to CIHs as New Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard Enforcement Approaches
On September 23rd, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is scheduled to begin enforcement of the new respirable crystalline silica standard for the construction industry. These actions are part of the agency’s final rule that has two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime. According to OSHA, this final rule is designed to save ...
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Companies in Puerto Rico have until May to Prepare for OSHA’s New Beryllium Rule
Earlier this month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium. The original effective date was to be March 21, 2017, but it has been postponed to May 20, 2017. The amended effective date gives companies and institutions that utilize beryllium and beryllium compounds two more ...
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Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in the Construction Industry Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses the upcoming enforcement of the final rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding respirable crystalline slica and the construction industry. “Exposure to crystalline silica is a serious health concern for ...
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Construction Companies Prepare for OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard Enforcement
Next month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will begin enforcing a Final Rule for respirable crystalline silica in an effort to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and kidney disease in construction workers. The rule is comprised of two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime. OSHA’s new ...
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Chamber of Commerce, Chemistry Council Cast Doubt on OSHA’s Science on Silica
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has failed to provide a scientific justification for lowering the permissible exposure limit for silica, scientists and researchers hired by industry groups said during hearings on the agency's proposal March 19. Scientists and researchers testifying on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Chemistry Council said OSHA didn't ...
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Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule Could Save Lives and Prevent New Cases of Silicosis
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule for occupational exposure to Silica. This proposed rule is expected to prevent thousands of deaths from silicosis as well as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease other respiratory diseases, and kidney disease in America’s workers. The new rule would update 40-year-old permissible ...
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OSHA Extends Some Compliance Dates for the General Industry Beryllium Standard
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to extend the compliance date for specific ancillary requirements of the general industry beryllium standard to December 12, 2018. According to OSHA, “This extension affects provisions for methods of compliance, beryllium work areas, regulated areas, personal protective clothing and equipment, hygiene ...
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New Workplace Crystalline Silica Requirements Begin this Month
Silica is a part of the environment, commonly occurring in most soils. Chronic exposure to respirable crystalline silica particulates has long been known to cause restrictive lung disease and complications that can lead to cancer. Worker exposures to airborne crystalline silica are tightly restricted by California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA). Federal OSHA ...
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Real-Time Dust Monitoring: what are the benefits for the workforce?
Approximately 14.8 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an estimated 12 million people likely to have the condition, but not yet be diagnosed.[1] Many of these cases could be linked to occupational exposure from dangerous airborne dusts, fumes and other substances. Implementing workplace monitoring solutions could be the ...
By Casella
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