RFI’s Project Managers, Supervisors and Small Job Foreman enrolled in additional training for Crystalline Silica for Construction in order to:

  • Recognize workplace tasks that could result in exposure to crystalline silica

  • Identify health hazards caused by exposure to crystalline silica

  • Recall the various methods of communicating crystalline silica hazards: labels, safety data sheets, and signs

  • Apply exposure control measures to protect themselves from the effects of crystalline silica dust

  • Discuss the role a competent person plays in crystalline silica exposure control

  • Explain the purpose of OSHA’s required medical surveillance program

 

To learn more about “OSHA’s Final Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica” visit: https://www.osha.gov/silica/