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Western States Roofing Contractors Association continues to provide important information through their membership opportunities. If you are interested in learning more about current Silica rulings, consider becoming a member of WSRCA. We are pleased to offer an initial excerpt from Craig Brightup concerning recent legislation and regulations. This type of information is consistently offered through WSRCA membership.

By Craig Brightup, The Brightup Group LLC The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Fed-OSHA) issued its “Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica” rule on March 25 of this year effective June 23, but the rule’s requirements for construction don’t start until June 23, 2017, and a year later for manufacturing. Regardless, OSHA state-plans certified by Fed-OSHA to enforce workplace safety regulations that must be “as effective” as federal regulations have to consider whether to adopt the silica rule including California’s (Cal-OSHA). On August 18, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board held a hearing regarding adoption of the federal silica rule (Construction and General Industry Safety Orders; New Sections 1532.3, 5204, and existing Section 5155; Published on July 1, 2016). The Board is leaning heavily towards adopting the rule, which is a shame given Cal-OSHA’s more enlightened approach to regulating silica in construction and roofing in particular. Fed-OSHA’s silica rule is enormous compared to Cal-OSHA’s at 1,772 pages versus 3 pages. But, there are ample reasons to believe Cal-OSHA’s rule is “as effective” as the federal rule and should not be replaced.

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