Silica Safety For Construction Online Course

Online Training For Employees Who Work With Respirable Crystalline Silica Hazards

  • OSHA Compliant

  • Course Taught By A Certified Expert You Can Interact With

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Silica Safety For Construction

This covers covers the rules, regulations, and safety precautions for respirable crystalline silica in construction.

Subjects include:

  • Properties of silica
  • The health hazards of respirable crystalline silica
  • OSHA requirements for respirable crystalline silica
  • Table One - Crystalline Silica Protection Methods
  • Silica protection methods for various construction tools
  • Silica exposure control plan
  • Medical evaluations
  • Housekeeping
  • Wet methods
  • +More


Regulations Covered: 29 CFR 1926.1153 - Respirable Crystalline Silica

Training Time: About 1.5 hours

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Stop Silicosis

    • How to use this course

    • Technical Difficulties

    • Meet Your Instructor - Jeremy Norton
  • 2

    Introduction

    • Section Introduction - Silica Basics

    • Frances Perkins Introduces Silica Hazards

    • Introduction to Silica

    • Introduction Review
  • 3

    Silica Health Hazards

    • Section Introduction - Silica Health Hazards

    • Stop Silicosis - Silica Hazards

    • Health Hazards of Silica

    • Silica Protection: Handheld Power Saws

    • How Silica Affects The Body

    • Crystalline Silica Safety Data Sheet

    • Review of Health Hazards
  • 4

    Basic Requirements

    • Section Introduction - Silica Requirements

    • OSHA Requirements For Working With Silica

    • Controlling Silica - Jackhammers and Chipping Tools

    • Review of Basic Requirements
  • 5

    Silica Operations

    • Section Introduction - Silica Operations

    • Stop Silicosis - Protection Methods

    • Working With Silica Hazards

    • Controlling Silica - Stationary Masonry Saws

    • Silica Exposure Control Plan

    • Controlling Silica - Handheld Grinders

    • Silica Medical Exams

    • Controlling Silica - Drills

    • Silica Operations Review
  • 6

    Summary

    • Section Introduction - Silica Summary

    • Silica Safety Summary
  • 7

    Silica Exam

    • Silica Safety For Construction Exam
  • 8

    Next steps

    • Congratulations

    • Respirable Crystalline Silica Small Entity Compliance Guide
Watch Intro Video

Stop Silicosis

Instructor(s)

Safety Specialist

Jeremy Norton

Jeremy Norton has been practicing safety management for over 20 years. He got his start in the US Navy as a Naval Nuclear Engineer on the USS Carl Vinson. After tours in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters, he got out and worked as a safety & training manager in the semiconductor manufacturer industry. He then moved on to the training & safety manager for an international wind power utility. Jeremy is an OSHA 10/30 Certified Trainer, has a Construction Safety Specialist Certificate from the University of Washington / OSHA District X, an MBA in Finance, and Bachelors of Science in Business, and an Associates in Applied Science. He is currently the President of XO Safety & Affordable Safety Training LLC.

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