A new tool for battling silica dust

The BC Construction Safety Alliance has developed the Silica Control Tool as a resource for the construction industry in B.C.

The tool assists employers in conducting appropriate risk assessments and implementing effective controls and safe work practices where RCS dust may be an occupational hazard. Through the compilation of data relating to RCS dust exposures pertaining to various materials, tools and tasks in construction, the tool can predict the expected exposures to workers under similar conditions.

Other provinces and safety associations across Canada have already expressed interest in this new tool.

Learn all about how it can help protect your workers at the inaugural Quarry Tech forum, taking place on Feb. 22, 2018 in Calgary.

Speakers
Michael McKenna, Executive Director, BCCSA; and Dr. Hugh Davies, UBC Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Population & Public Health.

Who should attend?

• Quarry and sand & gravel pit operations managers and owners
• Process engineers
• Optimization staff
• Researchers
• Design consultants
• Fleet managers