Silica in General Industry (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the worker training topics in the Cal/OSHA silica rule for general industry, including the added rules for artificial stone and natural stone fabrication (8 CCR 5204(l)(4)) and is written for California general industry workers who may be exposed to silica dust, including stone fabrication workers.

What you learn

• Why silica dust is dangerous
• When Section 5204 applies
• Measuring your exposure
• Regulated areas
• Controls, the written plan and your training
• Respirators
• Cleaning up silica dust
• Medical exams
• Artificial stone and high-exposure trigger tasks
• Stone fabrication: respirators, medical care and reporting
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Sílice en la industria general (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

Your employer must still train you on its own tasks, controls, respirators and written plan. This course does not fit test respirators, provide medical exams, or replace respirator training under Section 5144. It is for general industry only; construction work falls under a separate Cal/OSHA silica rule. Stone fabrication employers must still file Cal/OSHA's yearly training attestation.