The Department of Labor and Industry’s Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Program and the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board have adopted a final regulation for:
Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica, 1926.1153
Text of the Construction Standard
Effective Date
June 23, 2017
Enforcement Procedures for Crystalline Silica Standard
Training and Education Materials
The following supporting documentation was designed to assist in the understanding and implementation of this regulation.
- Silica in Construction – Training Powerpoint: “Silica – It’s More Than Just Dust”
- Instructor’s Guide for “Silica, It’s More Than Just Dust”
- Certificate of Completion
- Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, 1926.1153
- OSHA’s “Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction”
- OSHA’s Frequently Asked Questions
- OSHA’s Fact Sheet for the Construction Industry
- Federal Register notice for the Silica final rule
- OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Safety and Health Topics page with information on Health Effects, Hazard Recognition, Control Measures, etc.
- American Lung Association web page on Silicosis
- Working Safely With Silica web page
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Silica web page
- Department of Labor and Industry Office Locations and Contact Information
- Department Directors Email Contact Information