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• Jul 14, 2017, ForConstructionPros.com When the Concrete Dust Flies, All of Construction Pays the Cost
• Jun 21, 2017, ForConstructionPros.com Special Report: OSHA Silica Rule: Are You Ready?
• Feb 26, 2017, Safety+Health Magazine, National Safety Council Abrasive blasting: Know the hazards
• Jun 09, 2016, Labor and Employment at Foley & Lardner, National Law Review OSHA Finalizes Crystalline Silica Rule, Effective June 2016
• Apr 25, 2016, Leo W. Gerard, Huffington Post GOP: It’s OK for Corporations to Kill Workers
• Apr 18, 2016, Tim Devaney and Lydia Wheeler, The Hill Week ahead: Labor's silica, overtime regs under scrutiny
• Apr 04, 2016, Lydia Wheeler, The Hill Industry groups ask federal court to review DOL's silica rule
• Apr 04, 2016, Gloria Gonzalez, Business Insurance Construction trade groups take first legal shot at OSHA silica rule
• Mar 30, 2016, Here & Now, WBUR Boston's NPR News Station New Restrictions On Deadly Silica Dust, 40 Years In The Making
• Mar 25, 2016, Facility Executive Magazine OSHA Updates Silica Exposure Rule
• Sep 25, 2017, Karl D. Forth, Woodworking Network DeWalt responds to OSHA enforcement of respirable crystalline silica standard
• Aug 22, 2017, ConstructionDive.com What contractors need to know about OSHA's new silica rule
• Mar 24, 2016, Reuters U.S. Lowers Silica Dust Limit for First Time in 45 Years
• Sep 21, 2017, Don McLoud, Equipment World If you’ve got a 5-gallon bucket, you’ve got dust control on Hilti DSH saws
• Jul 16, 2017, Ginger Gorman, news.com.au The Kitchen Trend Killing our Tradies
• Mar 26, 2016, Quinten Plummer, Tech Times US Government Updates Silica Exposure Regulations For First Time Since 1971
• Mar 24, 2016, The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades IUPAT: New Silica Rule a Win for Workers
• Mar 24, 2016, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO Applauds New Lifesaving Silica Dust Rules
• Mar 24, 2016, Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune Workers breathe easier over silica dust rules as construction industry winces
• Mar 24, 2016, Cole Stangler, International Business Times Obama Unveils New Rule On Silica Exposure, Long-Awaited Workplace Safety Regulation
• Mar 24, 2016, Ginger Christ, EHS Today OSHA Issues Final Rule on Silica
• Mar 24, 2016, Honorable Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Scott on Silica Rule: Most Significant Worker Health, Safety Protection in 40 Years
• Mar 24, 2016, American Public Health Association APHA celebrates OSHA silica rule
• Mar 24, 2016, Liz Thompson, Jeff Leieritz, Brian Turmail, Jeff Buczkiewicz, Construction Industry Voices Concerns with Silica Rule
• Mar 24, 2016, Helena Okolicsanyi, Remodeling OSHA Issues Final Rule to Curb Silica Dust Exposure
• Mar 24, 2016, Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR Tighter, Controversial Silica Rules Aimed At Saving Workers' Lungs
• Mar 24, 2016, Melanie Trottman, The Wall Street Journal Obama Administration Issues Rule to Limit Exposure to Silica Dust
• Mar 24, 2016, Tim Devaney, The Hill OSHA issues long-delayed silica rules
• Mar 24, 2016, Barry Meier, The New York Times New Rules Aim to Reduce Silica Exposure at Work Sites
• Mar 24, 2016, Brian Mahoney, Politico Silica rule out today
• Mar 24, 2016, OH&S - Occupational Health & Safety OSHA Releases Silica Rule
• Mar 24, 2016, The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers USDOL Promulgates the Long-overdue Final Silica Rule
• Mar 24, 2016, North America's Building Trades Unions New OSHA Silica Standard
• Mar 24, 2016, U.S. Department of Labor US Labor Department Announces Final Rule to Improve U.S. Workers' Protection from the Dangers of 'Respirable' Silica Dust
• Mar 23, 2016, Brian Joseph, FairWarning After Long Delays, Feds to Unveil Tougher Rules to Protect Workers From Silica Dust
• Mar 23, 2016, Public Citizen Public Citizen Applauds Expected Release of Final Silica Rule After Decades of Delay
• Mar 16, 2016, Safety+Health Magazine DOL: OSHA silica rule expected soon
• Dec 29, 2015, OH&S - Occupational Health & Safety Tile Company Fined $261,000 for Silica Exposures
• Dec 18, 2015, Brian Mahoney, Marianne Levine, POLITICO Silica rule to OMB by Christmas
• Dec 18, 2015, Kyle W. Morrison, Safety+Health Magazine What OSHA final rules are coming up?
• Dec 02, 2015, Emily Scace, Safety.BLR.com Fall 2015 regulatory agenda: OSHA prioritizes silica, recordkeeping updates
• Sep 14, 2015, ABIH via WebWire NIOSH Posts Silicosis Update Highlighting the Need for Continued Worker Protection
• Aug 24, 2015, Kyle W. Morrison, Safety+Health Magazine Washington Update: Delay or due diligence?
• Aug 12, 2015, Construction Equipment NIOSH: Silica Still a Threat, Kills 100 Per Year
• Aug 06, 2015, Safety.BLR.com NIOSH: New data show silicosis is a continuing threat
• Jul 15, 2015, Michael Halpern, The Guardian Ground to dust: fracking, silicosis and the politics of public health
• Jul 06, 2015, Ross Eisenbrey, Economic Policy Institute, The Hill OSHA’s silica regulations will save construction workers’ lives
• Jun 29, 2015, Michelle Faust, WXXI News Proposed OSHA regulations target fatal disease that remains daily risk for many workers
• Jun 29, 2015, Jim Morris, Jamie Smith Hopkins & Maryam Jameel, The Center for Public Integrity Slow-motion tragedy for American workers
• Jun 24, 2015, OH&S - Occupational Health & Safety NIOSH Finds Practical Solution to Hazardous Dust
• Jun 18, 2015, NIOSH NIOSH Research Finds Practical Solution to Controlling Hazardous Dust when Cutting Fiber-Cement Siding
• Jun 19, 2015, Jacek M. Mazurek, MD; Patricia L. Schleiff, MS; John M. Wood, MS; Scott A. Hendricks, MS; Ainsley Weston, PhD, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Notes from the Field: Update: Silicosis Mortality — United States, 1999–2013
• Jun 16, 2015, Susan Harley and Keith Wrightson, U.S. Chamber Watch Dust in the wind
• Jun 15, 2015, Jacek Mazurek, MD, MS, PhD and David Weissman, MD, NIOSH Science Blog Silicosis Update
• May 25, 2015, Bob Fallstrom, Herald-Review.com Bookmark: Author hopes to enlighten workers on toxicity of silica dust
• May 07, 2015, H&V News Magazine Seminar to address lung disease in construction workers
• Apr 30, 2015, Sandy Smith, EHS Today Do You Work in One of the Most Dangerous States?
• Apr 29, 2015, University of Louisville, ScienceDaily Researchers detail role of silica and lung cancer
• Apr 26, 2015, Kyle W. Morrison, Safety+Health Magazine Perez defends OSHA agenda
• Apr 20, 2015, Martin Creamer, Mining Weekly Online New dust buster initiative sounds potential death knell for silicosis scourge
• Apr 09, 2015, The Construction Index Screening call for stonemasons
• Mar 27, 2015, HazardEx Hopkins launches innovative drum-cleaning system for truck mixers in UK
• Mar 26, 2015, Jim Hobelsberger, Houston County News Was any research really done?
• Mar 25, 2015, Clare Wilson, New Scientist 9/11 firefighters hit by autoimmune diseases
• Mar 24, 2015, National Asphalt Pavement Association, For Construction Pros.com Silica/Asphalt Milling Machine Partnership Releases NIOSH Best Practices and Field Guide
• Mar 17, 2015, Safety+Health Magazine Perez defends upcoming silica rule, as GOP members raise concerns
• Mar 17, 2015, Safety+Health Magazine Guide aims to help prevent silica exposure during asphalt operations
• Mar 12, 2015, NIOSH NIOSH and Partners Recommend Controls for Silica Exposure during Asphalt Pavement Milling
• Feb 18, 2015, OSHA, NIOSH issue hazard alert on silica exposure
• Jun 12, 2014, OH&S - Occupational Health & Safety Final Silica Standard Expected in 2016
• Apr 07, 2014, Pam Hunter, ENR.com Engineering News-Record Diverse Groups Weigh in on Crystalline Silica Proposal
• Apr 04, 2014, Maggie Fox, NBC News - Health News Dangerous Dust: Government Pushes to Improve Workplace Safety
• Sep 19, 2013, PHILIP A. JANQUART, Courthouse News Services Silica Exposure Standard Could Be Cut in Half
• Sep 17, 2013, EHS Today Congressman Graves Encourages Small Businesses to Comment on Proposed Silica Rule
• Sep 17, 2013, Sandy Williams, Steel Market Upate OSHA’s Proposed Silica Exposure Rule Meets Opposition
• Sep 16, 2013, Risk & Insurance Silica targeted for new rules in British Columbia
• Sep 13, 2013, We Party Patriots CPWR’s “Silica Safe” Website Gives Employers the Tools to Create a Tailored Hazard Prevention Plan
• Sep 12, 2013, ConstructionPro NETWORK How Much Should It Cost to Protect Construction Workers from Respirable Crystalline Silica?
• Sep 12, 2013, Keith Wrightson, Public Citizen A step in the right direction: Proposed silica rule should go further to protect construction workers
• Sep 12, 2013, Seth Shulman, Sr. Staff Writer, Union of Concerned Scientists, Huffington Post Got Science? Fighting a Preventable Workplace Killer (Finally)
• Sep 11, 2013, Workers Independent News: laborradio AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention 2013: Labor Secretary lays out priorities of Labor Department
• Sep 10, 2013, Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services , The Pump Handle Working in clouds of dust. If it’s silica, it’s not safe.
• Sep 06, 2013, Scott Schneider, Life Lines OSHA Proposes Silica Rule for Construction
• Sep 05, 2013, Wayne Grayson, Equipment World 1938 Labor Dept. film warns of deadly silica dust, explains how Silicosis can be prevented
• Sep 04, 2013, Charles Austin, SMOHIT: Safety Matters OSHA's Proposed Silica Standard
• Sep 03, 2013, WebWire OSHA Proposes New Rule Aimed at Lowering Worker Exposure to Crystalline Silica
• Sep 03, 2013, Contractor: The Online Resource for Mechanical Contracting MCAA, New Coalition Work for Practical Silica Rule
• Aug 28, 2013, National Council of La Raza NCLR Backs Proposal to Protect Workers from Lung Illnesses in Construction, Other Industries
• Aug 28, 2013, National Association of Home Builders OSHA’s Proposed Silica Rule Raises Concerns for Construction Industry, Says NAHB
• Aug 27, 2013, BCTD President, Sean McGarvey, BCTD website New OSHA Silica Standard is Welcome News to U.S. Construction Workers
• Aug 26, 2013, National Asphalt Pavement Association Asphalt Industry Positioned to Meet OSHA's Proposed Silica Standard Rule
• Aug 26, 2013, Josh Cable, EHSToday VPPPA 2013: Proposed Silica Rule Should Have Immediate Impact, OSHA Chief Says
• Aug 26, 2013, WebWire OSHA Announces New Proposed Rule to Protect Workers from Crystalline Silica
• Aug 26, 2013, Littler Mendelson and Ilyse Schuman , Lexology OSHA issues proposed rule on crystalline silica
• Aug 24, 2013, American Thoracic Society American Thoracic Society Welcomes OSHA’s Proposed Lower Silica Exposure Standard
• Aug 27, 2013, Mark Gruenberg, People's World Given three years to live, he fights to save co-workers
• Aug 24, 2013, Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times New Rules Would Cut Silica Dust Exposure
• Aug 24, 2013, Julie S, HNGN U.S Proposes Limits of Silica Dust, Aims to Save 700 Lives a Year
• Aug 23, 2013, Roberto Ceniceros, Business Insurance OSHA proposes regulations for airborne silica dust
• Aug 23, 2013, BAC President, James Boland, BAC website Bricklayers' President James Boland on Release of OSHA Proposed Rule to Limit Silica Exposure
• Aug 23, 2013, Mark Ellis, president, National Industrial Sand Association The Nation’s Largest Sand Producers Say a Proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration Silica Rule is Needed to Protect Workers
• Aug 23, 2013, American Chemistry Council Crystalline Silica Panel Statement on New OSHA Silica Regulation
• Aug 23, 2013, Jim Morris, The Center for Public Integrity OSHA rule targets worker exposure to silica
• Aug 23, 2013, Mike Elk, In These Times A Victory for Silica Dust Exposed Workers?
• Aug 23, 2013, Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, The Pump Handle At long last, OSHA publishes proposal to protect silica-exposed workers
• Aug 23, 2013, Thomas McGarity, Center for Progressive Reform OSHA Announces Proposed Silica Rule – Let’s Keep it Rolling
• Aug 23, 2013, American Public Health Association American Public Health Association applauds OSHA proposal to protect workers from illnesses caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica
• Aug 23, 2013, OH&S OSHA Proposes Lower PEL for Crystalline Silica
• Aug 23, 2013, Michael Halpern, Union of Concerned Scientists White House, Finally, Releases Silica Rule
• Aug 23, 2013, Dave Jamieson, Huffington Post Labor Department Proposes 'Life-Saving' Rule To Tighten Silica Standards On Worksites
• Aug 23, 2013, Ken Ward, Jr., WVGazette.com OSHA proposes to halve silica dust exposure limit
• Aug 23, 2013, Associated Press, The Washington Post OSHA seeks new limits on silica dust
• Aug 23, 2013, OSHA News Release, U.S. Department of Labor US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces proposed rule to protect workers exposed to crystalline silica
• Aug 23, 2013, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO website Statement of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Issuance of OSHA’s Proposed Silica Standard
• Jul 12, 2013, Rebecca Wasieleski, For Construction Pros.com Release of OSHA's Proposed Rule on Crystalline Silica Is Nearing
• Jul 11, 2013, Stephen Lee, Bruce Rolfsen, and Robert Iafolla , BNA: Construction Labor Report Regulatory Agenda Lists July Release Date For Silica Proposal, Adds Recordkeeping Rule (access BNA subscribers)
• Jul 02, 2013, Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services, ScienceBlogs - The Pump Handle British Columbia proposes protections for silica-exposed workers, foot dragging in US continues
• Jun 27, 2013, Stephen Lee, BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter (subscription required) Progress on Several Rulemakings, Including Silica, Expected Soon, Michaels, Ruskin Say
• Jun 25, 2013, Gordon Hoekstra and Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun New regulations meant to expand protection to workers exposed to rock dust
• Jun 23, 2013, Dennis Web, Grand Junction Sentinel The silica solution
• Jun 14, 2013, Alan Echt, Concrete Openings -- Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association magazine (pages 46 & 47) Silica Dust Controls in Concrete Construction
• Jun 12, 2013, Brad Plumer, Washington Post - WonkBlog Is the White House delaying too many health and safety rules?
• Jun 03, 2013, BAC Journal New Website Helps Workers and Contractors Work Safely with Silica
• Jun 03, 2013, Scott Schneider, LHSF Life Lines Online Silica Competent Persons: What Should They Know?
• May 22, 2013, OH&S AIHce Panel Addresses the Dangers of Silica Exposure
• May 21, 2013, Robert Iafolla, BNA: Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Michaels Says Silica Proposal Coming Soon (access BNA subscribers)
• Apr 28, 2013, David Harrington, MPH, Dying at Work in California the Hidden Stories behind the numbers, WORKSAFE Don’t Let Silica Dust You! California’s Rules Show a Different Route to Stop Hazards
• Apr 26, 2013, The OH&S Wire Three Steps to Working Safely with Silica
• Apr 18, 2013, Elizabeth Grossman, ScienceBlogs: The Pump Handle US industrial sand production increases dramatically, yet industry says worker protection too costly
• Apr 17, 2013, DON McINTOSH, nwLaborPress.org Obama Administration quietly smothers rule to protect workers
• Apr 11, 2013, Robert Iafolla, BNA -- Construction Labor Report OMB Holds Second March Meeting on Silica As Fracking Drives Rapid Industry Expansion (access BNA subscribers)
• Apr 03, 2013, Sandy Smith, EHS Today Construction Employers: Do You Have a Silica-Competent Person?
• Apr 02, 2013, Susie Cagle, Grist Mill All those fracking jobs come with an increased risk of lung cancer
• Mar 29, 2013, Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR Sand From Fracking Could Pose Lung Disease Risk To Workers
• Mar 29, 2013, Mari-Len De Guzman, Canadian Safety Reporter Quebec study identifies tools, jobs with high risk of silica exposure
• Mar 26, 2013, NIOSH Science Blog Contractors Wanted: Help NIOSH Advance Research to Protect Workers from Silica
• Mar 21, 2013, Robert Iafolla, BNA -- Occupational Safety & Health Reporter OMB Hears From Industry on Silica Rule In First Stakeholder Meeting in 19 Months
• Mar 21, 2013, Robert Iafolla, BNA - Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Proposal on Silica in Construction Needs ‘ Competent Person' Requirement, Group Says (access BNA subscribers)
• Mar 19, 2013, AIHA Construction Committee Silica Competent Person Project Team, The American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA Releases White Paper on Silica Competent Persons - "Recommended Skills and Capabilities for Silica Competent Persons"
• Mar 18, 2013, David Frane, Tools of the Trade Tuckpointing Shroud
• Mar 07, 2013, Robert Iafolla, BNA: Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Senior Democrats Push OMB on Stalled Silica Proposal, Claim ‘Unwarranted Delay' (access BNA subscribers)
• Mar 01, 2013, OSHA QuickTakes Help for Construction Employers: New fact sheets help employers minimize exposure to silica when using construction equipment
• Feb 27, 2013, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education & the Workforce (Democrats) Democratic Leaders Urge OMB to Release OSHA's Proposed Silica Standard
• Feb 15, 2013, Dave Jamieson, The Huffington Post 'Life-Saving' Silica-Dust Protection Rule Languishes At White House For Two Years
• Feb 14, 2013, Amit Narang and Keith Wrightson, CITIZENVOX Action needed on two year anniversary of delayed worker safety rule
• Feb 13, 2013, Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO, The Huffington Post White House Inaction on Silica Is Deadly for Workers
• Feb 13, 2013, Tom O'Connor, The Charleston Gazette Two years old, Silica Rule remains mired at OIRA
• Feb 07, 2013, Randy Rabinowitz, Center for Effective Government More American Workers Will Die as Silica Rule Delayed
• Feb 07, 2013, Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR Silica Rule Changes Delayed While Workers Face Health Risks
• Feb 06, 2013, Dorry Samuels, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health New findings show us how to reduce silica exposure as we wait for White House to act
• Feb 04, 2013, Dorry Samuels, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health We, the People need to stop on-the-job silica exposure
• Jan 31, 2013, Neil Graham, Construction News Dust control systems essential for small tools
• Jan 30, 2013, ICPI News Releases OSHA Plans to Publish Proposed Silica Regulation in 2013
• Jan 25, 2013, Dave Jamieson, The Huffington Post Silica Rule Sits At White House, Endangering Lives, Worker Safety Advocates Say
• Jan 18, 2013, PR Newswire End the Delay in Needed Protections Against Silica Exposure; LIUNA Calls on Members, Public to Sign White House Petition
• Jan 15, 2013, NIOSH eNews CPWR Launches One-Stop Resource on Silica
• Jan 11, 2013, Hilti Joins Supporters of Work Safely with Silica
• Jan 09, 2013, ISHN NIOSH Policy Statement: Respiratory protection recommendations for airborne exposures to crystalline silica
• Jan 03, 2013, ISHN Stop Silica sicknesses now
• Jan 02, 2013, Georgia Tech's Safety and Health Consultation Program Silica Manager for the Construction Industry
• Dec 31, 2012, ASSE Communicating Silica Hazards Using New Best Practice Safety Sign Standards
• Dec 13, 2012, ISHN New online resource helps companies control silica dust
• Dec 14, 2012, Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) Joins Supporters of Work Safely with Silica
• Nov 16, 2012, Occupational Safety & Health CPWR Launches 'One Stop' Silica Website
• Sep 24, 2012, Sussex Environmental Health Consultants, Lewes, DE The Mid-Atlantic health & safety experts at Sussex Environmental Health Consultants discuss crystalline silica and silicosis.
• Sep 19, 2012, Pollution Solutions New Training Programme to Combat Silica
• Sep 10, 2012, VITALS on NBCNEWS.com US to cover cancer care for 9/11 responders
• Sep 01, 2012, Health and Safety Executive (UK) Changes to approved methods of roof tile cutting to protect against silica dust
• Aug 01, 2012, PersonnelToday – OccupationalHealth Report highlights risks of occupation-related diseases
• Jul 26, 2012, Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Employers on OSHA Severe Violators List Nearly Double in Past Year, Data Show
• Jul 25, 2012, James Hobbs, REGBLOG OSHA Warns Fracking Employees of Silica Inhalation Risk
• Jul 23, 2012, Kate Prengaman, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism No official safe limits on airborne silica dust
• Jun 30, 2012, Edward Bartel, Spire Healthcare, Health News Work-related cancer remains a key concern
• Jun 27, 2012, Paul Napoli, The Legal Examiner OSHA: Overexposure to silica a health hazard for workers in hydraulic fracturing operations
• Jun 22, 2012, Becky Schultz, Equipment Today Dust off Your Jobsites
• Jun 22, 2012, Reuters Silica a hazard at fracking sites, report says
• Jun 21, 2012, OSHA Press Release OSHA and NIOSH issue Hazard Alert
• Jun 13, 2012, Ezra Klein, The Washington Post The deregulatory racket
• Jun 04, 2012, Jim Morris, The Edge of Health OSHA Rules on Workplace Toxics Stalled
• Apr 19, 2012, Mike Hall, AFL-CIO NOW Families Urge Faster Action on Life-Saving Job Safety Rules