STANDARDS PRESENTATION Page 16 of 19 TO
CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
TITLE 8 , DIVISION 1 , CHAPTER 4
5 . How to properly use and implement engineering controls , work practices , and respiratory protection in order to prevent employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica ;
46 . The contents of this section ; and
57 . The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by subsection ( ji ).;
8 . The increased risk of death that results from the combined effects of smoking and respirable crystalline silica exposure ; and
9 . The increased risk of a latent tuberculosis infection becoming active that results from the effects of respirable crystalline silica exposure .
( B ) The employer shall make a copy of this section readily available without cost to each employee covered by this section .
( C ) The employer shall encourage employees to report any symptoms related to exposure to respirable crystalline silica without fear of reprisal . Employers are prohibited from taking or threatening to take any adverse action against employees who report symptoms or who suffer from a silica-related illness .
( l ) Reporting of silicosis .
( 1 ) Within 24 hours of receiving information regarding a confirmed silicosis case or lung cancer related to respirable crystalline silica exposure , the employer shall report the following information to the California Department of Public Health ( CDPH ) and to the Division by phone or a specified online mechanism established by these agencies :
( A ) The name , phone number , email , and mailing address of each employee identified with silicosis or lung cancer , or their next of kin ;
( B ) Date of birth of employee ;
( C ) The employer ’ s business name , including any aliases or dba identifiers , and the employer ’ s phone number , email , and mailing address ;
( D ) The name , phone number , email , physical address , and mailing address of the manager responsible for the facility where each employee with silicosis or lung cancer is , or was , employed ;
( E ) The name , phone number , email , and mailing address of the diagnosing PLHCP , and the date of diagnosis ;
OSHSB-98 ( 2 / 98 )