Silica Dust Awareness

Course Content:

Course Content:

1. What is respirable crystalline silica?
2. What are the risk factors of silica dust?
3. Who is most at risk from RCS exposure?
4. When does respirable crystalline silica dust become a hazard for workers?
5. What should you do?
6. Employee responsibilities
7. Silicosis
8. Further problems
9. Preventing silicosis

As it is 100 times smaller than a grain of sand, you can be breathing it in without knowing. Exposure to silica dust can lead to the development of lung cancer, silicosis (an irreversible scarring and stiffening of the lungs), kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.