September 01, 2019
Washington — OSHA is requesting input on potential revisions to Table 1 of its respirable crystalline silica standard for construction, according to a Request for Information slated for publication in the Aug. 15 Federal Register.
Table 1 includes the task or equipment, engineering/work practice control methods, and required respiratory protection/minimum assigned protection factors for all shifts.
https://www.osha.gov/silica/Table1sect1926.1153.pdf
“OSHA seeks information on additional engineering and work practice control methods to effectively limit exposure to silica for the equipment and tasks currently listed on Table 1,” the agency states in an Aug. 14 press release. “The agency is also requesting information about other construction equipment and tasks that generate silica that it should consider adding to Table 1, along with information about their associated engineering and