Crystalline silica: The new asbestos do we need a performance-based standard?

Professional Safety | May 1, 1998| | Copyright

Silica exposure is an ancient hazard that remains a serious threat to many U.S. workers. Those affected the most can be grouped in job classifications such as those employed as sandblasters, foundry workers and stone cutters, as well as those involved in drilling, quarrying and tunneling. Diseases associated with inhalation of silica-containing dusts include silicosis, chronic airway obstruction, bronchitis, tuberculosis and lung cancer.

OSHA currently has a permissible exposure limit (PEL) for silica. However, increasing evidence suggests that the PEL may be too high. The lack of a standard ...

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