OSHA Silica

Employer Compliance Anytime OSHA publishes a final rule, it is important for companies to be informed. Employers are expected to comply with all applicable OSHA regulations even if they weren’t aware of their existence. So far in 2016, OSHA has released two new final rules which are as follows: Silica Purpose On March 24, 2016, OSHA released a long-awaited final ruling on Silica dust in order to protect and prevent workers from obtaining severe illnesses such as silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease. The main concept of the ruling is to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica, require employers to provide engineering controls such as ventilation or water, and provide