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The DANGERS of
Crystalline Silica

Crystalline silica is a common mineral found
in the earth's crust. Materials like sand,
stone, concrete, and mortar contain
crystalline silica.

Respirable crystalline silica are very small
particles at least 100 times smaller than
ordinary sand you might find on beaches
and playgrounds. And is created when cut-
ting, sawing, grinding, drilling, and crush-
ing stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and

mortar. About 2.3 million people in the U.S. Without dust control, using a handheld
are exposed to silica at work. power saw to cut concrete can expose
workers to high levels of respirable crys-
Workers who inhale these very small crys- talline silica.
talline silica particles are at increased risk
of developing serious silica-related diseas- To better protect workers exposed to
es, including Silicosis, Cancer, Chronic ob- respirable crystalline silica, OSHA has
structive pulmonary disease and kidney issued crystalline silica standards for the
disease.
construction industry.

OSHA has begun enforcing most provisions
of the standard for construction on Septem-
ber 23, 2017. For more information go to
https://www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/
silicacrystalline/construction.html

For more information please contact :
The Leader in
Yvonne Garcia

Co-Founder manufacturing of

(210) 279-1761 Crystalline Silica Free

ygarcia@petraverde.net Stone Veneer

www.petraverde.net