Toolbox Talk: Silica (2017)

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Silica is in many materials common at construction sites, such as sand, concrete, rock, mortar, and brick. During tasks that disturb these materials (cutting, grinding, blasting, and jackhammering, for example), dust containing crystalline silica can be released into the air. Workers who inhale this dust are at risk of developing serious, sometimes fatal illnesses such as a lung disease called silicosis, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has also been linked to illnesses such as kidney disease. Remember This: 1. Use vacuums and/or water to reduce the dust at the source, before it becomes airborne. 2. Vacuum the dust from your clothes and change into clean clothing before leaving the work site. 3. Do not brush or blow the dust off! Avoid bringing dust home! [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers Dust Control Equipment Safety Education Silica Dusts Training
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065609
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Toolbox talk: silica
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0fb31194fec2919ba5df1fa93cd89dcecac7cc457c70dd411db34eaa4244df56128232a6bef2854b46ab2e902cf9dbaf2838020f8678e00908cdd3e28a925fb2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213167/cdc_213167_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 245.86 KB ]