MEETING THE REAL-TIME CHALLENGES OF THE NEW OSH A SILICA STANDARD

REAL-TIME DUST MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE TO OSHA’S SILICA STANDARD The new OSHA standard for the Permissible Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica has many in the construction industry scrambling. Understanding the new standard, its requirements and setting up a plan for achieving and maintaining compliance can be daunting. The new Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) along with the new “Action Level”, present new challenges for construction companies to monitor, control and reduce worker exposure to respirable silica. Direct reading, real-time instruments from TSI will allow you...

MEASURING RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST IN REAL-TIME Under the new OSHA standards companies and facilities may have to monitor respirable silica frequently to reach and maintain compliance while protecting employees from silica exposure. SAMPLING METHOD COMPARISON Traditional gravimetric sampling is required for reference samples, however lab processing takes time, is costly and does not provide exposure data needed to make fast corrective actions. + Real-Time Sampling Allows for Frequent Repetitive Monitoring Repeated testing required by several sections of the OSHA standard. 35 Collect Dust Sample...

E DUST MONITORINGSOLUTIONS FROM TS MEETING THE REAL-TIME CHALLENGES OF THE NEW OSHA SILICA STANDARD Intended Application Personal Exposure Monitoring of worker breathing zone as worker performs tasks DustTrak II for work area monitoring with gravimetric sample cassette for developing custom calibration factors DustTrak II Aerosol Monitor -Handheld Hand Held DustTrak for walk-through facility surveys and point source dust detection Environmental DustTrak Aerosol Monitor Pole mounted for extended outdoor dust monitoring of fugitive dust along fencelines, job sites and large outdoor areas Tripod...