OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Employee Exposure Assessment Sampling (4 Hour) Training Course

Course Prerequisite: Previously taken an approved silica training course or are part of GFA’s Health & Safety Program Client Network.

Taught by one of GFA's Certified Industrial Hygienists/Certified Safety Professionals, the 4 Hour Employee Exposure Assessment Sampling for the New OSHA Respirable Crystalline Silica Sampling course provides instruction for the new OSHA silica regulation requirements to comply with the alternate exposure control method (employee exposure monitoring). This class is for clients who need to perform their own employee exposure assessments. 

Topics to be addressed include:

When is air sampling required

Potential jobsite/employee interferences with sampling

Reviewing safety data sheets and impact on sampling

Setting up a relationship with an accredited laboratory

Understanding sampling equipment-basic industrial hygiene

How to collect personal and area air samples to comply with 29 CFR 1926.1153

How to interpret laboratory data

Report requirements and recordkeeping

RSVP by December 12, 2017