Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112tinizing under its new regulation. “Since we frequently stress the importance of substrate prep, it will be important to help installers understand that certain aspects of demolition/preparation may also release airborne dust,” ARDEX’s Pennine explained. “Educating installers about this will help to reinforce that we offer total solu- tions, rather than simply manufac- turing bags of powder.” The rule was broken into two sep- arate standard:; A. General Industry and Maritime and B. Construction. The complete final rule, regulatory text with tables, appendices and OSHA fact sheets can be found at: www.osha.gov/silica Next steps The compliance date for the Construction Guidelines is June 23, 2017, one year after the effec- tive date. The compliance date for General Industry and Maritime is June 23, 2018 or two years after the effective date. Meantime, the NTCA will con- tinue to examine the new OSHA silica rules and their impact on its members. Part of that effort is developing a safety plan template in partnership with the MIA, which will help installers write the work- place specific plans cited in the OSHA rule. NTCA will also work with its industry partners to determine how the association can support com- mon safety goals with OSHA while protecting the livelihood of its members. TileLetter will continue to follow this developing story. OSHA cites the use of wet saws and ventilation as dust control measures that, in most cases, can be used to limit workers’ exposure to silica. OSHA IN THE NEWS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 70 TileLetter | July 2016