WHAT IS SILICA DUST AND WHERE IS IT FOUND?

Quartz, the most common form of silica, is a component of sand, stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and mortar. Common industries and operation where crystalline silica is found include: construction, glass products, concrete products, foundries, stone products, and more.

EXPOSURE RISKS

The cutting, breaking, crushing, drilling, grinding, or abrasive blasting of these materials without proper controls will produce fine silica dust. Silica particles can hang around for an entire work shift without being visible to the naked eye. If you do one of the following activities, you are at risk of breathing silica dust:

• Chipping, […]

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