Further Information Sources

Control of Exposure to Silica Dust UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm

Cancer and construction: Silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/cancer-and-construction/silica-dust.htm

Use of cut-off saws UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg461.htm

Brick and tile making: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/bkseries.htm

Construction: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/cnseries.htm

Ceramics: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/crseries.htm

Foundries: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/fdseries.htm

Manufacturing: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/mnseries.htm

Quarries: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/qyseries.htm

Slate works: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/slseries.htm

Stonemasons: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/stseries.htm

Health Surveillance: silica UK HSE - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/healthsurveillance.htm

Crystalline silica in respirable airborne dust: UK HSE method MDHS101 - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs101.pdf

Crystalline silica NIOSH Method 7500 US NIOSH - https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7500.pdf

Quartz and Crystobalite in workplace atmospheres OSHA methods ID 142: US OSHA - https://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id142/id142_v4.html

Silica, Crystalline US OSHA - https://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id142/id142_v4.html

Silica, NIOSH US NIOSH - https://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id142/id142_v4.html

Crystalline silica, quartz WHO - http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/en/cicad24.pdf

Occupational health; silicosis ILO - http://www.ilo.org/safework/areasofwork/occupational-health/WCMS_108566/lang--en/index.htm

AIOH position paper – RCS and OH issues - https://www.aioh.org.au/documents/item/10

Control technology for mining - https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet2094.html 

ISO and other standards for measurement - ISO 24095, ISO 16258, ISO 19087, ASTM D7948

Sampling Strategies Presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB_9TVNe9o