Some of the documents posted here contain information about silica substitutes that may be slightly out of date, in light of recent research. For abrasive blasting, the U.S. government's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says do not use sand or any abrasive with more than 1% crystalline silica in it. Specular hematite or steel grit may be safer substitutes. (Use of some slags or steel grit may increase worker exposures to some toxic metals.) Surfaces in abrasive blasting operations may contain hazardous contaminants; for instance, silica, lead, and other metals are in some paints and primers, and silica is in concrete).
- Asthma in Heavy and Highway Construction Workers Exposed To Silica
- BAC Local's Respirator Program Benefits Workers and Contractors
- Big Dig
- Cement Hazards and Controls: Health Risks and Precautions in Using Portland Cement
- Chipping the Barrel: The Hazards of Cleaning Ready-Mixed Concrete Trucks
- Construction Health Hazard Evaluation JOHNSON BROTHERS COMPANY PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA HETA 93-1037-2541 November 1995
- Control of Drywall Sanding Dust Exposure
- Do I Need a Respirator
- Drywall Dust Engineering Controls
- Dusts From Drywall Joint-Compound Mud May Be A Serious Lung Hazard, NIOSH Finds
- Excessive Exposure to Silica in the US Construction Industry
- Guides for Managing Silica Control Programs in Construction
- Hazard Alert: Air-Purifying Respirators in Construction
- Hazard Alert: Safe Work with Power Saws
- Hazard Alert: Silica
- Local exhaust ventilation device for suppressing respirable and crystalline silica dust from powered saws
- Medical Evaluation for Respirator Use
- The More We Learn, the More Things Stay the Same: Notes on a Pioneer in Occupational Safety and Health
- New Jersey Partnership Focuses on Silica Exposure During Highway Construction
- New Law in New Jersey Bans Dry Cutting of Masonry
- OSHA: Respiratory Protection Program Advisor
- Preventing Silicosis
- Protecting Tuckpointing Workers from Silica Dust: Draft Recommendations for a Ventilated Grinder
- Ready Mixed Concrete Truck Drivers: Work-Related Hazards and Recommendations for Controls
- Respirators Training Guide
- Roadway Safety Awareness Program: Trainee Booklet
- Roadway Safety: Health Hazards
- Roadway Safety: Instructor Manual
- Roofing tile saws and cutters controlling respirable and crystalline silica dust
- Safeguarding Health in Construction Workers
- Safety Language for the Use of Power Saws and Grinders
- The Scourge of Silicosis - Deadly Dust Can Leave You Gasping at the Consequences
- Silica Alert
- Silicosis Alert
- Silicosis in Sandblasters: A Case Study Adapted for Use in U.S. High Schools
- Silcia: The Deadly Dust
- Stop Silicosis
- What Physicians Need to Know About Occupational Silicosis and Silica Exposure Sources
- What Physicians Need to Know About Silicosis in Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Workers
- The Work Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002
- Working with Cement Roofing Tiles: a Silica Hazard
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