Silica Awareness

This Silica Awareness online training course explores the different types of silica in workplaces, the health hazards they present, employers’ legal responsibilities to protect workers, identifying worksites and activities with silica hazards, control methods and best practices for working safely around silica.

Course Learning Objectives

By taking this online Silica Awareness course, the user will learn:

• The different types of silica and where they are commonly found
• Health risks associated with silica exposure
• Regulatory requirements in the U.S. and Canada for working with silica
• Employers' and workers' rights and responsibilities
• How to identify silica hazards in the workplace
• Effective control measures to minimize exposure
• Best practices and safe work procedures for working around silica

Course Outline

This online Silica Awareness course is made up of the following sections:

1. About Silica
2. Health Risks of Silica Exposure
3. Regulatory Framework
4. Identifying Silica Hazards
5. Controlling Silica Exposure
6. Best Practices and Safe Work Procedures
7. Case Study - Managing Silica Risks at a Construction Site

Course Audience

This Silica Awareness online training course was designed for employees in construction, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and agriculture.

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