KEM Can Develop Your OSHA-Required Silica Plan

Posted: August 28, 2017


Inhaling very small (“respirable”) crystalline silica particles, causes multiple diseases. There are approximately 2.3 million workers exposed to crystalline silica on the job.

OSHA developed Table 1, a flexible compliance option protecting workers from silica exposure. Employers who fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for a task on Table 1 are not required to measure respirable crystalline silica exposures to verify that levels are at or below the PEL for workers engaged in the Table 1 task.

All employers are required to develop a written exposure control plan. KEM can help with this. If monitoring is required, KEM can also provide these services.