Worker Exposure & Silica
Worker Exposure
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XRF Lead Painter Analyzer
EPA Certified Inspector
Protect Your Workers From Harmful Exposure
Keep your workers safe by having the right protection systems in place at your construction or work site. Legend Technical Services offers several worker exposure monitoring services to create a safe working space for your team.
Worker Exposure Services
- Exposure monitoring
- Development of dust control programs
- Worker training for crystalline silica handling
- Respiratory protection programs
- Development of construction health and safety program
Worker Exposure Monitoring From
- Silica dust
- Respirable dust
- Total respirable dust
- Noise dosimeters
- Hexavalent chrome
- Welding fumes
- Paint and VOCs
Analytical Laboratory Services
- Silica dust
- Respirable and total respirable dust
- Welding and plasma cutting metal fumes
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Why is Protection From Silica Essential?
Silica is the name of a group of minerals containing silicon and oxygen in chemical combination having the general formula SiO2.
Overexposure to respirable crystalline silica can lead to a disabling, nonreversible, and sometimes fatal lung disease known as silicosis. In 2002, between 250-300 American workers died from silicosis and over one million will be exposed to crystalline silica.
Silica-related occupational hazard:
- Sandblasting
- Jack hammering
- Masonry work
- Mining
- Foundry work
- General construction
Personal exposure standards
- OSHA Action - 25 ug/m3
- PEL - 50 ug/m3
- NIOSH - 50 ug/m3
- ACGIH - 25 ug/m3
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