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OSHA put out a Request for Information (RFI) to ask for additional information regarding the respirable crystalline silica standard.  OSHA revised the silica standard March 25, 2016, and launched an industry compliance effort on September 23, 2017, with full enforcement of the October 23, 2017 standard.

Ever since the new OSHA regulation for occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica went into effect in 2017, OSHA has been trying to clear any questions concerning compliance. Last week, the administration released a brand-new silica standard Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) to offer some clarification. The new FAQs were created after talking to the general industry and industry stakeholders.

Black Lung is still around.   This last week the National Public Radio (NPR) collaborated with...