Posted on 2/12/2020
OSHA has made changes to its national emphasis program (NEP) on silica, which is intended to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime, and construction.
The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest exposures to RCS and focuses on enforcement of the new RCS Standards, 29 CFR § 1910.1053 and 29 CFR § 1926.1153, which were published in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 58, on March 25, 2016, and became effective on June 23, 2016.
Significant Changes This Instruction follows the cancellation of the 20...