OSHA Regulations for Silica in General Industry and Maritime, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances - 29 CFR 1910.1053. Completed entirely online.
Who Should take this course?
This Silica Awareness for General Industry Online course is intended for workers in General Industry or Maritime industries who may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica.
Crystalline silica is a common mineral found in stone, artificial stone, and sand. When workers cut, grind, drill, or blast materials that contain crystalline silica or use industrial sand, they can be exposed to very small silica dust particles. These tiny particles can travel deep into the lungs and cause silicosis, an incurable and sometimes deadly lung disease.
The objective of this Silica Awareness for General Industry and Maritime online course is to provide a general awareness of the risks and the regulatory requirements for protecting employees who work with substances and materials that are liable to expose employees to respirable crystalline silica, as required by OSHA.
In addition the course will also introduce students to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations for Silica in General Industry and Maritime, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances - 29 CFR 1910.1053.<
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
This course consists of 1 module broken down into 4 sections. Students are required to take each section in sequential order as listed below.
This course has one final exam based upon the material in the 4 course sections.
The exam consists of 10 questions selected at random from a larger pool of questions. A score of 70% or better is required to pass each exam. Students who do not pass the exam the first time may retake it as many times as necessary in order to pass.
Each employee covered by the Silica General Industry and Maritime Standard must be trained to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of at least the following:
Note – italicized items are to be conducted by the employer upon completion this training.Additionally, workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of their job. Training Providers should be used to ensure credibility and augment a company’s training program. Therefore, in addition to the training provided by an outside party, a student should receive site-specific training supplied by their employer. This training should target the company’s unique approach to hazard prevention, including the use of site-specific equipment, health and safety policies, and emergency procedures. As a rule, this company-specific training should be well documented.
We're excited to announce that this course is available in HTML 5, making it more compatible with the browser on your mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet).
This course requires only the most recent version of your mobile device's web browser.
Mobile versions of this sort of training are new, but below are some Pros and Cons that we have noticed during our extensive testing.
During our testing we noticed that tablets work much better than smartphones, simply due to their screen size. The newer the device, the better the result. We are also aware that the course will not work on the first generation iPad, nor older Android Tablets.
Test the functionality of your browser using HTML5 and compare it to the performance of other browsers. If you find other browsers are more compatible than your own, you may want to make the switch.
Below are some frequently asked questions specific to this course.
Our courses are set up to take a specific amount of time. Some students may get through the training more quickly, while others may actually take longer to complete their training. Remember, this training should be used as an intricate tool in the context of an overall training program; it can be combined with other training throughout the year in order to meet any hour requirements needed.
Students have 12 months to start their training from the time they enroll in an online course.
Take up to 12 months to complete your online training, at your own pace and schedule.
No, our courses are designed so you can start and stop as needed, allowing you to break the training up over a longer period of time. Our system will keep track of your progress, enabling you to resume where you left off upon your next login. It is important that once you start a section, you complete that section or you will need to start that section over from the beginning upon your return.
Yes, you can take the online portion by signing in with your username and password from any location and computer with high-speed internet access. However, each computer does need to meet our basic system requirements for viewing our online courses.
Yes, once you have completed a course, you are able to download, save or print a certificate of completion from your student account. Certificates are created in a pdf format. Users must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before attempting to download the completion certificate.