Safety first: Silica Enhancement Guidance Issued part 2. The rule established by OSHA is as follows: A new eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 mg/m3, and an action level (AL) of 25 mg/m3. Here is a breakdown of the 3 critical parts of that rule and go into great detail on how to figure out what the TWA is at your worksite. https://iqpowertools.com/silica-dust

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Silica Enforcement Guidance Issued continued
Last week there was a “Safety First” email sent out
about the recent OSHA enforcement guidance for the
Respirable Crystalline Silica standard in Construction.
To follow up on that email here is the rule as
established by OSHA:
A new eight-hour time-weighted average (TWA)
permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 µg/m3, and an
action level (AL) of 25 µg/m3.
What does that mean?
The below attachment, from iqpowertools.com, will
break-down the three critical parts of that rule and go
into great detail on how to figure out what the TWA is
at your worksite.
https://iqpowertools.com/silica-dust/
Iqpowertools.com does a great job explaining the
standard, but if there are any questions, please do not
hesitate to reach out and ask.
What should I do?
 Familiarize yourself with
standard document F-T-
17014-01 (attached to
this email)
 Inform your supervisor if
you have not had or felt
as if you are not
adequately trained
(training slides attached
to email)
 Identify who the
“competent person” is
 Do the right thing. Your
health and safety are
our number one
concern
Contact Info
MIKE BUNNER
SAFETY MANAGER | MIELKE
HOLDINGS
1040 Industrial Pkwy | Medina, OH 44256
C:(330) 410-9632

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