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.

The Alpha® WBC9KIT fits on most 7” and 9” high-speed angle grinders.

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.

The agency is also requesting information about other construction equipment and tasks that generate silica.

The week-long event encourages employers to implement workplace safety initiatives, and highlight workers’ contributions to improving safety.

The Natural Stone Institute has released a new safety checklist designed to help fabricators prepare for an OSHA inspection. Titled “Be Prepared for an OSHA Inspection,” this document contains a summary of the most frequently cited standards following inspections of fabricator worksites by OSHA.

Courses are available free of charge to current Natural Stone Institute member companies.

PLANTATION, FL -- Classic Marble Restoration, Inc. (CMR), a leading marble restoration company in south Florida, recently completed the 10-hour 1915 OSHA/GHS-SDS training program. CMR's owners and employees are not only experts in the field of hard surface cleaning, polishing and restoration, but now have also passed a 10-hour Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training course that focuses on the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of the classifying and labeling of chemicals and safety data sheets (SDS).

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the public comment period for an additional 47 days on the notice of proposed rulemaking on occupational exposure to crystalline silica.

As an industry trade magazine, I believe that one of the most important things that Stone World can do to benefit the trade is to promote workplace safety.