Silica Hazards

This lesson is designed to improve the safety of workers in environments where silica exposure hazards exist by increasing employee awareness of this hazard and by demonstrating how the hazard can be recognized and addressed in the workplace.

Upon successful completion of this course, you should have a better understanding of:

• Defining silica and identify its most common source materials.
• Describing the potential chronic health effects of chronic silica exposure.
• Workplace activities that may generate airborne respirable silica.
• Basic methods to mitigate airborne silica dust.
• Actions that minimize the risk of exposure to crystalline silica.
• The basics of combined protections that can be implemented to prevent exposure to silica-containing compounds.

• Silica and Its Health Effects
• Workplace Exposures
• Minimizing Your Risk

Approximately 20 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.