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News Release from: HSE Health and Safety Executive
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 October 2006
Revised WEL introduced
The revised Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) for Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) of 0.1mg/m3 over an 8-hour time weighted allowance (TWA) came into force yesterday.
The revised Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) for Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) of 0.1mg/m3 over an 8-hour time weighted allowance (TWA) has come into force Exposure to RCS occurs in many industries and work activities such as stonemasonry, brickmaking, construction and quarrying where stone dust is produced
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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To support the new reduced limit HSE has published "Silica Essentials" providing practical guidance on reducing and controlling the risks of silicosis under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002, please see www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/gseries.htm.
Silica Essentials sheets give simple guidance for individual tasks within relevant industries as well as general guidance on topics such as health surveillance and cleaning up dust.
HSE have also produced a leaflet, Stone Dust and You (INDG 315) which is freely available through the HSE website, www.hse.gov.uk.
On 25 October 2006 the European Social Dialogue on RCS also comes into force.
For further information please see http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/404_20060425_silice_en.pdf.
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