Step 1. Will you generate dust containing silica on the job?
The materials listed below contain silica. Select all of the materials you plan to use.
As you select a material a list of dust generating tasks will appear. Please select the task(s) that you will perform with the material.
Please double check your selections before moving to the next step.
If you need to edit your inputs later, some data may be lost.
If you will not be using one of the materials listed above or another silica-containing material,
You Don't Need a Silica Control Plan.
If you are not sure if a material contains silica, there are several ways you can find out… learn more.
Step 2. How do you plan to control the dust?
Select the type of equipment and dust control you plan to use for each material and task you selected in Step 1.
Not Sure – Perform Air Monitoring.
To learn more about air monitoring or to find studies and data on the use of controls click here. To give users the greatest flexibility, any material-task combination may be selected.For uncommon combinations or those not typically performed, the default control is respiratory protection.
Click here for examples of commercially available equipment and controls.
Other
Please double check your selections before moving to the next step.
If you need to edit your inputs later, some data may be lost.
Step 3. Complete your Silica Control Plan
Company:
Person Completing the Plan/Title:
Jobsite/Project:
Description of Work:
Please fill in the name and title of the person assigned as the competent person for silica on the project.
Exposure Assessment and Controls
Materials: Task:
Equipment and Control(s):
Task/Control Description:If you will not be using water or vacuums to control the dust, what steps do you plan to take to protect others who could be exposed (bystanders, occupants, the public, etc.)?
Please use the space below to describe the training that will be provided to workers engaged in dust producing tasks and those working nearby.
Please use the space below to describe the housekeeping activities that will be implemented on this project, including ones for those working around silica dust.
Please use the space below to describe medical surveillance that will be provided to workers exposed to silica dust.
Please use the space below to describe other things that need to be taken into consideration when controlling dust on this project.
Please double check your selections before moving to the next step.
If you need to edit your inputs later, some data may be lost.
*CPWR does not endorse any specific equipment or product. Many factors influence the effectiveness of a control including maintenance, user skill and training, the appropriateness of the equipment/control for the task, and manufacturer instructions/requirements. Respiratory protection may be needed when controls do not bring the silica exposures down to or below OSHA’s Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).
Your Silica Control Plan
Company:
Person Completing the Plan/Title:
Jobsite/Project:
Description of Work:
Competent Person
Material
Task
Equipment and Control(s)
Task/Control Description
Safety of Others:
Worker Training:
Housekeeping:
Medical Surveillance:
Other Considerations:
