Preventing silica exposure: New website from NIOSH
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NIOSH has launched a new website offering guidance on safe work practices and engineering controls to protect workers from respirable crystalline silica exposure. The resource emphasizes a layered approach using the Hierarchy of Controls to prevent workplace silica hazards on job sites.
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Washington — NIOSH has published a website that highlights safe work practices and engineering controls to help prevent silica exposure on the job. “Following a layered approach, like the Hierarchy of Controls, can prevent workplace exposures and protect workers from respirable crystalline silica,”…
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