Charla de seguridad sobre Respirable crystalline silica

Qué es

Fine silica dust from cutting, drilling, grinding or crushing stone, concrete, brick and tile that can cause silicosis and other lung disease.

Controles que hay que revisar, del más eficaz al menos eficaz

1. Do not use banned engineered stone products, and choose lower-silica materials or pre-cut components where possible.
2. Use water suppression or on-tool extraction connected to a vacuum rated for hazardous dust when cutting, grinding or drilling.
3. Clean up with wet methods or a vacuum rated for hazardous dust, and never dry sweep or use compressed air.
4. Arrange air monitoring to confirm exposures stay below the workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica.
5. Provide health monitoring for workers at significant risk from silica exposure, as WHS laws require.
6. Wear fit-tested respiratory protection suited to the task, and be clean-shaven where a tight-fitting respirator is used.

Dónde aparece en el trabajo

Pasos de trabajo de plantillas de SafetyDocs que tratan respirable crystalline silica:

• Controlling silica dustKeep the cab sealed and clean to control silica dustDe Road Rail Excavator
• Cutting materials & identification of respirable crystalline silica dustCut materials with water or HEPA dust controlDe Cladding
• Handling, transporting, or disposing of materials containing silica dust (Examples only)Contain materials in sealed containers or sheeting, wet them down and train workers in safe handling.De Silica Dust Management Plan
• Operating cab-mounted plant and vehicles that generate or are adjacent to silica dustSealed, positive-pressure cabins with filtered air intakes, windows closed and cabs kept clean.De Silica Dust
• Provide training & information to workers on respirable crystalline silica dustTrain workers to identify silica dust from SDS and labels, prevent exposure, check controls and use and fit-check RPE.De Plasterboard

Preguntas para el equipo

1. ¿Dónde podría aparecer respirable crystalline silica hoy en este trabajo?
2. ¿Alguna de estas tareas forma parte del trabajo de hoy?: Controlling silica dust; Cutting materials & identification of respirable crystalline silica dust; Handling, transporting, or disposing of materials containing silica dust (Examples only)
3. El control más eficaz es: «Do not use banned engineered stone products, and choose lower-silica materials or pre-cut components where possible». ¿Podemos hacerlo aquí? Si no, ¿por qué no?
4. ¿Qué controles para respirable crystalline silica faltan o no funcionan en esta obra?
5. ¿Cuándo detendrías el trabajo por respirable crystalline silica, y a quién avisarías?
6. ¿Cómo informamos de un peligro, un cuasi accidente o un incidente en este trabajo?