Workers exposed to beryllium dusts, fumes, mists, or solutions are at risk of developing a serious beryllium-related lung disease called chronic beryllium disease (CBD).
Crystalline silica is an important industrial material found abundantly in the earth’s crust. Quartz, the most common form of silica, is a component of sand, stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and mortar. Silica dust is hazardous. The respirable dust particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause disabling and sometimes fatal lung diseases, including silicosis and lung cancer as well as kidney disease.
This course will provide training/information on the requirements of OSHA’s Confined Space Standard (29 CFR 1926, Subpart AA). Students will be able to describe a permit required confined space versus a confined space including attics, basements and crawl spaces. Other topics will include various types of hazards that can be found in a confined space (physical ,chemical, biological, etc), personnel training and responsibilities, air sampling requirements, documentation requirements, OSHA, a written confined space program, ventilation, rescue and emergency services, entry permit, industrial hygiene and engineering controls.