Tag: OSHA silica rule

Safety

Silica rule controversy continues despite OSHA enforcement delay

Depending on whom you talk to in the construction, aggregates and paving industries, the three-month enforcement delay of federal silica dust rules is an opportunity to fine-tune the compliance guidelines, or it’s a minor speedbump toward excessive government regulation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced April 6 it would delay the enforcement date […]

May 4, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Construction jobs up; Altorfer Inc. adds Thunder Creek products; C.N. Wood to carry Terramac; Crafco buys Crafco Texas; OSHA delays silica rule

Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. […]

April 18, 2017

Business

OSHA delays silica rule, says more time needed for outreach, education and guidance

With not much more than two months to go, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is putting the brakes on its crystalline silica standard for the construction industry. Enforcement of the rule (OSHA 1926.1153 Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard) was scheduled to take effect June 23. OSHA will delay that date to September 23.  The ruling […]

April 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Hilti’s DD250 features four speeds and starting mode for concrete surface drilling

Engineered to drill holes with diameters from ½-inch to 18-inch in concrete, the new Hilti DD 250 Diamond coring tool features four gears for faster drilling speeds and better torque control. Unveiled at the World of Concrete last week, the DD 250 also offers a “starting mode” so that the bit will track accurately into […]

January 23, 2017

Home

ARTBA and AGC file suit to block OSHA’s revised crystalline silica rule

Two major industry associations, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the Louisiana chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 4th, challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) revised crystalline silica rule. “OSHA’s silica regulation is based on flawed […]

April 6, 2016

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

Safety

Website bug prompts OSHA to again extend public comment period on proposed silica rule

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again extended the public comment period on proposed updates to standards on worker exposure to crystalline silica. The new deadline for public comment is now February 11, 2014. However, the March 18 date for the beginning of public hearings on the proposed changes has not been changed. This […]

January 29, 2014

Safety

OSHA extends deadline for submitted comments on proposed updates to silica exposure rule

After announcing its intent to update standards on worker exposure to crystalline silica that are more than four decades old in August, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it is is extending the public comment period for the proposed changes. The comment period has been extended 47 days from December 11, 2013 […]

October 29, 2013

Safety

OSHA proposes rule to replace “outdated” limits on worker inhalation of deadly silica dust

In order to update 40-year-old standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced a rule with the goal of lowering worker exposure to crystalline silica. Exposure to the substance, composed of small particles about 100 times smaller than grains of sand, kills hundreds of workers each year and sickens thousands more. Exposure can cause the condition […]

August 28, 2013