OSHA has published it’s new rule for Silica. This rule will help to set standards to protect workers that are exposed to crystalline silica. Construction workers cutting block, working with concrete – this is for you.
Click links below for documents:
OSHA Silica – General Industry – Medical Testing
OSHA Silica – General Industry Standard
OSHA Silica – Sampling Methods
Changes coming into effect as of January 2015. The biggest includes amputations and loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA within 24 hours:
• All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of an eye within 24 hours.
Below are fact sheets and other documents on the new rule.
Click links below for documents:
This took some work, but I compiled nearly everything I could find from OSHA on residential home construction – which we all know is largely lacking in safety. This is a large number of documents – but if you are a home builder, this is necessary.
Yes – there are a lot of documents – but this covers many different subjects, and mostly English and Spanish.
Click Below for Documents:
Falls – Attic – Residential – English
Falls – Attic – Residential – Spanish
Falls – Exterior Walls – Residential – English
Falls – Exterior Walls – Residential – Spanish
Falls – Floor Joists – Residential – English
Falls – Floor Joists – Residential – Spanish
Falls – Job Built Ladders Falls – Metal Roofs
Falls – Roof Repair – Residential – English
Falls – Roof Repair – Residential – Spanish
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