Millions of workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica every day, many of whom are exposed to levels greater than OSHA's proposed permissible exposure limit (PEL). Overexposure to silica levels causes thousands of illnesses and hundreds of deaths every year. The current PELs were adopted 40 years ago and are not sufficiently protecting workers. OSHA [...]The post Proposed Changes to the Silica Standard appeared first on Compliance Consultants, Inc..
