Crystalline silica (quartz) dust
WARNING
Risk of hazardous inhalation.
Working in environments containing dangerous
dust can lead to serious health problems.
Wear personal protective equipment when working
in dusty environments.
Crystalline silica is a basis component of sand and
granite. Therefore, many activities at construction
and mining sites, such as trenching, sawing and
boring, produce crystalline silica dust. This dust can
cause silicosis.
The employer or working site management should
provide the operator with information about the
presence of crystalline silica in the work site along
with specific work instructions and precautions and
also necessary personnel protection equipment.
Also check the local / national regulations regarding
silica / silicosis.
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