This course covers the development and implementation of controls and strategies to prevent or mitigate silica exposures in construction, maritime, and general industries. Course topics include ...

the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) revised its National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust. According to the program, asphalt plant ...

In March 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, an agency of the U.S Department of Labor, published the rule regulating exposure to silica by the more than 2 million workers ...

and long-term lung damage related to unsafe levels of silica dust, OSHA said. Specifically, OSHA cited the company for failing to do the following: Aqua New Jersey, a subsidiary of Aqua - a water ...

thermal and chemical burns and overexposure to respirable crystalline silica, following a history of noncompliance with safety regulations. In 2021, Frazer & Jones — which produces components ...

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has awarded $870,000 in grants to 18 nonprofit ...