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British Columbia proposes protections for silica-exposed workers, foot dragging in US continues

cmonforton | July 2, 2013

Employers in British Columbia's (BC) construction industry recognized that workers were exposed to respirable silica and other rock dust.  What they needed was a standard from the province's  worker safety regulatory body on how to identify and control the hazard.  The BC Construction Association, which represents 2,500 companies and the Council of Construction Associations (COCA) formally requested a standard on silica to fill the regulatory gap. In BC, worker safety regulations are proposed and adopted through their Workers' Compensation Board, part of WorkSafeBC.  Earlier this month, the…