Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Respirable Crystalline Silica — Regulatory crosswalk
Respirable Crystalline Silica · v1.0.0 · October 22, 2026
Course developed by Todd Jerome Jenkins, MS, CSP.
Separate construction and general-industry silica knowledge tracks. Actual exposure assessment, implemented controls, respiratory programs, medical surveillance and verified workplace understanding remain employer responsibilities.
| Area | Basis | Lessons | Treatment and separate evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction — Recognize silica dust and health effects | 1926.1153(i); 1910.1200 | RCS-001-CON/health | Identify materials, tasks and health hazards before exposure. Identify one actual material, the dust-producing task, exposed people and the control plan. |
| Construction — Choose the rule and understand the limits | 1926.1153(a)–(d) | RCS-001-CON/scope | Distinguish the action level, exposure limit and applicable control route. State the applicable standard and the evidence supporting the selected control route. |
| Construction — Assess exposure and respond to monitoring | 1926.1153(d)(2) | RCS-001-CON/assessment | Use the correct assessment option and monitoring intervals. Locate the actual assessment basis, represented workers, next monitoring date and changes that require reassessment. |
| Construction — Apply Table 1 to the actual task | 1926.1153(c), Table 1 | RCS-001-CON/controls | Match the complete Table 1 row, environment and combined task time. Read the actual Table 1 row with the employer and calculate combined Table 1 task time. |
| Construction — Check water, collectors and protective cabs | 1926.1153(c)(2), Table 1 | RCS-001-CON/equipment | Recognize the equipment details that make Table 1 controls effective. Inspect the assigned equipment with the competent person and identify a condition that prevents using the selected row. |
| Construction — Use respirators within the required program | 1926.1153(e); 1910.134 | RCS-001-CON/respirators | Recognize the prerequisites for required respirator use. Identify the selected respirator, clearance and fit-test arrangements, seal-check method and safe-exit procedure. |
| Construction — Clean without putting dust back into the air | 1926.1153(f) | RCS-001-CON/housekeeping | Choose compliant housekeeping methods and recognize narrow exceptions. Demonstrate the approved cleanup method and explain how collected dust or slurry stays contained. |
| Construction — Use the written plan and access controls | 1926.1153(g) | RCS-001-CON/plan | Find the actual plan, responsible people and protected work boundaries. Locate the current written plan and identify the person responsible for correcting a failed control. |
| Construction — Understand medical surveillance and privacy | 1926.1153(h) | RCS-001-CON/medical | Recognize the correct trigger, exam timing and confidentiality limits. Confirm the industry-specific trigger and confidential scheduling route without recording private medical findings. |
| Construction — Receive results and access records | 1926.1153(d)(2)(vi)–(vii), (j) | RCS-001-CON/records | Recognize notification deadlines and the records that support protection. Find the employee notification and records-request routes and explain what above-PEL notices must include. |
| Construction — Respond to failed controls and changed work | 1926.1153(c)–(g) | RCS-001-CON/changes | Stop relying on controls that no longer match the task. Explain the safe response to one failed control and what must be checked before work resumes. |
| Construction — Demonstrate workplace understanding | 1926.1153(i); 1910.1200; 1910.134(k) | RCS-001-CON/training | Connect online knowledge to the actual task and employer instruction. Complete a safe teach-back using the actual task, plan, control equipment and reporting contact. |
| General Industry — Recognize silica dust and health effects | 1910.1053(j); 1910.1200 | RCS-001-GI/health | Identify materials, tasks and health hazards before exposure. Identify one actual material, the dust-producing task, exposed people and the control plan. |
| General Industry — Choose the rule and understand the limits | 1910.1053(a)–(d) | RCS-001-GI/scope | Distinguish the action level, exposure limit and applicable control route. State the applicable standard and the evidence supporting the selected control route. |
| General Industry — Assess exposure and respond to monitoring | 1910.1053(d) | RCS-001-GI/assessment | Use the correct assessment option and monitoring intervals. Locate the actual assessment basis, represented workers, next monitoring date and changes that require reassessment. |
| General Industry — Use engineering and work-practice controls | 1910.1053(f), (g) | RCS-001-GI/controls | Control exposure at its source before relying on respirators. Identify feasible source controls, their operating checks and any remaining required respiratory protection. |
| General Industry — Verify the actual control system | 1910.1053(d), (f) | RCS-001-GI/equipment | Check equipment, maintenance and worker positions against exposure evidence. Trace one dust source through its control system and demonstrate the approved pre-use and maintenance checks. |
| General Industry — Use respirators within the required program | 1910.1053(g); 1910.134 | RCS-001-GI/respirators | Recognize the prerequisites for required respirator use. Identify the selected respirator, clearance and fit-test arrangements, seal-check method and safe-exit procedure. |
| General Industry — Clean without putting dust back into the air | 1910.1053(h) | RCS-001-GI/housekeeping | Choose compliant housekeeping methods and recognize narrow exceptions. Demonstrate the approved cleanup method and explain how collected dust or slurry stays contained. |
| General Industry — Use the written plan and access controls | 1910.1053(e), (f) | RCS-001-GI/plan | Find the actual plan, responsible people and protected work boundaries. Locate the current written plan and identify the person responsible for correcting a failed control. |
| General Industry — Understand medical surveillance and privacy | 1910.1053(i) | RCS-001-GI/medical | Recognize the correct trigger, exam timing and confidentiality limits. Confirm the industry-specific trigger and confidential scheduling route without recording private medical findings. |
| General Industry — Receive results and access records | 1910.1053(d)(6)–(7), (k) | RCS-001-GI/records | Recognize notification deadlines and the records that support protection. Find the employee notification and records-request routes and explain what above-PEL notices must include. |
| General Industry — Respond to failed controls and changed work | 1910.1053(d)–(h) | RCS-001-GI/changes | Stop relying on controls that no longer match the task. Explain the safe response to one failed control and what must be checked before work resumes. |
| General Industry — Demonstrate workplace understanding | 1910.1053(j); 1910.1200; 1910.134(k) | RCS-001-GI/training | Connect online knowledge to the actual task and employer instruction. Complete a safe teach-back using the actual task, plan, control equipment and reporting contact. |
Sources
- OSHA construction silica standard and Table 1
- OSHA general industry silica standard
- OSHA respiratory protection
- OSHA hazard communication
- OSHA access to exposure and medical records
- OSHA silica overview and health effects — guidance
Federal sources reviewed October 22, 2026. Confirm the actual work, jurisdiction and applicable additional requirements. OSHA guidance supports planning; it is distinguished from mandatory standard text.