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Safety
Still confused about silica rules? These new OSHA videos, tools should help clear the air
Videos on the OSHA website demonstrate how to comply with Table 1 standards while using certain devices. Check them out here on Equipment World.
August 23, 2018
Safety
OSHA’s new silica dust rule upheld in U.S. Court of Appeals
On December 22, 2017, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected challenges to a 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule toughening workers’ exposure levels for silica dust, Engineering News-Record reports. The panel said OSHA had met legal requirements for determining what standards are feasible, economically and […]
January 9, 2018
Workforce
Aim is admirable, but OSHA’s proposed silica rule has 3 fatal flaws
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began its public hearings on a proposed update to its 40-year-old rule on crystalline silica exposure. Those hearings will conclude Friday, April 4 and a final rule could follow in short order, possibly providing the basis for a future rulemaking from the Mine Safety and Health […]
March 24, 2014
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