Estimation of the number of workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica by industry: Analysis of OSHA compliance data (1979-2015).

Brent C DoneyWilliam E MillerJanet M HaleGirija Syamlal

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2020)

Percentages of workers exposed to RCS varied by industry and in some industries workers are exposed over 10 times the REL. Exposures can be reduced below the REL by implementing the hierarchy of controls.

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