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California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is scheduled to vote May 21 on a petition that would ban the fabrication and installation of engineered stone slabs containing more than 1 percent crystalline silica, a decision that would mark the first such prohibition in the United States.

The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) presented a shop licensing and certification program to California workplace safety regulators, positioning the industry-led proposal as a practical alternative to a physician-backed petition calling for an outright ban on engineered stone fabrication in the state.

The California Stone Summit emphasized the importance of shop safety to a group of fabricators. 

The Colorado Floor Co. and Cutting Edge Countertops talk about silica and overall shop safety.

California fabricator licensure silicosis legislation withdrawn.

In July, the State of California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (CAL-OSHA) took steps to further protect stone industry employees against the dangers of silicosis. CAL-OSHA approved creation of an advisory committee to strengthen existing regulations through an emergency measure with a priority to address dry-cutting and dry-polishing activities utilized by some fabricators.

Learn how to implement a safety program in a stone fabrication shop.

iQ Power Tools, manufacturer of premium power tools with integrated dust collection technology, teamed up with the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the American Lung Association (ALA) and OSHA to present two FREE, LIVE webinars, at the end of 2020.

OSHA recently issued a new video explaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) inspection process, and how the agency is helping protect workers from workplace hazards.