Check whether a countertop fabrication shop falls within OSHA's ongoing enforcement focus on engineered stone silica exposure before a compliance self-audit.
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Steps
Review OSHA's 25 September 2023 announcement (osha.gov/news/newsreleases/osha-national-news-release/20230925-0) establishing a Focused Inspection Initiative in the engineered stone fabrication/installation industries
Confirm this supplements, rather than replaces, OSHA's broader National Emphasis Program for Respirable Crystalline Silica
Check osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2023-09-22 for the initiative's inspection-prioritization criteria
Review published hazard-analysis findings (OSHA reported 59 establishments found with silica levels above the PEL in initial results) for context on enforcement intensity
Confirm whether the shop's state operates its own State Plan (like Cal/OSHA) with a parallel or stricter emphasis program
Known gotchas
This is a targeted inspection initiative layered on top of the existing general-industry standard (1910.1053) — it doesn't change the PEL, it changes how aggressively OSHA looks for violations
Federal OSHA's initiative and a State Plan's own program (e.g., Cal/OSHA's Silica Special Emphasis Program) are separate and can both apply depending on the shop's location
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