Revisions to Cal/OSHA’s standard on controlling asbestos exposure might be in for a major addition. The Standards Board authorized an advisory committee to look at possible provisions on naturally occurring …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has delayed enforcement of the 2016 crystalline silica exposure standard for three months. The original effective date was June 23, but enforcement now …
The June 23rd phase-in of new requirements to protect workers from crystalline silica is happening. And it is without the exceptions sought by the construction industry. But new data the …
Fed-OSHA readily admits that its permissible exposure limits are “out-of-date and inadequately protective.” There’s little chance that even the most outdated of them will be updated anytime soon. So what’s …
Workers performing hydraulic fracturing operations to release oil and gas, commonly known as “fracking,” could be exposed to “dangerously high” levels of respirable crystalline silica, the National Institute for Occupational …