Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 18
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Encourage the worker to rest until medical responders arrive, and the worker
may no longer be allowed to work in environments with high amounts of
particulate silica.
Numerous tools reduce the amount of silica particles that enter the air. Engineering
controls that eliminate the need to use silica-containing materials is the best option but
is not always applicable to the scoped work. In those common cases, it is important to
always have respiratory protection ready and available for workers and visitors to use.
Respiratory protection should always be used when working with materials containing
silica, except for certain actions coupled with certain materials. In the list below, these
are the controls to be implemented when just respiratory protection is not enough for
the listed action on the bolded material:
Asphalt
x Abrasive Blasting = Respiratory Protection – Abrasive Blasting
x Cutting/Sawing = Hand-held Masonry Saw or Walk-Behind Saw w/ Water
(both)
x Demolishing/Disturbing = Ducted Fan Unit with Water
x Drilling/Coring = Hand-held Drill with Vacuum
x Grinding = Highway Milling Machine with Water
x Jackhammering = Jackhammer with Water
x Milling = Highway Milling Machine with Water
x Scarifying = Walk-Behind Scarifier with Water
Brick
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Abrasive Blasting = Abrasive Blasting System with Water
Cutting/Sawing = Hand-held Masonry Saw or Walk-Behind Saw, both w/ water
Drilling/Coring = Core Drill with Water or Hand-held Drill with Vacuum
Cement
x Mixing/Pouring = Bucket Shroud with Vacuum Dust Control or Mixer or Silo
Mortar Dispensing System
x Sweeping/Cleaning up = Water – Wet Surface
Concrete
x Abrasive Blasting = Abrasive Blasting System with Water
x Bush hammering = Hammer with Brushing Tool and Vacuum
x Cutting/Sawing = Drivable Masonry Saw with Water, Hand-held Masonry Saw
with Water, or Walk-Behind Saw with Water.
x Demolishing/Disturbing = Ducted Fan Unit with Water.
x Drilling/Coring = Core Drill with Water
x Grinding = Hand-held Grinder with Water, Walk-Behind Grinder with Water
Revised: October 2023
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