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J.S. Held

Navigating the New MSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Regulations: Key Requirements and Compliance Strategies

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Introduction: Understanding the New Regulations on Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a human carcinogen. ...more

King & Spalding

New OSHA Silica Rule Deadline Is Rapidly Approaching – Are You Ready?

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While the Summer of 2018 may seem far away, companies should be preparing now to be ready to meet the significant new requirements of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) new rule for respirable...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

OSHA Enacts Sweeping Silica Rule

On March 25, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its final rule cutting in half the Permissible Exposure Limit (“PEL”) for respirable crystalline silica down to 50 micrograms per cubic...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

OSHA Alert: OSHA Issues New Silica Rule

OSHA’s much-anticipated rule to regulate employee exposure to crystalline silica was published last Friday, March 25th. The new rule takes effect June 23, 2016. Depending on the industry involved, staggered compliance...more

Snell & Wilmer

New OSHA Silica Exposure Regulations Enacted – Decades After They Were Proposed

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On March 24, 2016, the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) finalized new regulations for workplace silica exposure....more

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