Safety and Health Notice
Safety and Health
Information hereunder provides the most important safety and health issue pertaining to the fabrication and installation. Please read this carefully to understand how silica dust could cause silicosis and severely and permanently damage your health.
Crystalline Silica Dust
Quartz is a pure mineral that has the chemical formula SiO2 and is crystalline and transparent in structure. Radianz® is composed of 93% quartz by weight. No inherent health risks are present in its slab form. However, respirable crystalline silica dust represents a potential health hazards when they are inhaled by a person. The silica dust are created during all operations done dry such as sawing, sanding, drilling or routing. Dry sweeping can also create silica dusts and cause for developing to silicosis.
Overexposure of silica dust can cause silicosis by the formation of scar tissue in the lungs. Silicosis can be disabling, nonreversible and sometimes produce fatal lung disease. Symptoms of silicosis include coughing, difficulty in breathing and progressive impairment of lung function.
Shop operation in a wet environment using proper ventilation and filtration systems would keep any deadly dust airborne for inhaling and prevent shop employees from potential health risks.
Worker Protection
We encourage all members of the fabrication and installation shop to review the resources of OSHA requirement (www.osha.gov/silica-crystalline) and NIOSH recommendation www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/silica) for preventing silicosis, other silica-related diseases, and engineering controls and work practices providing the best protection for workers. Each employer in the stone fabrication and installation business is responsible for its employee training and day-to-day employee safety and health.
- All fabrication should be done wet
- Wear safety glasses
- Wear leather or cotton gloves
- Air purifying respirator
First Aid
In case of ingestion, immediately rinse the mouth with water (at least 15 minutes) and consult a physician. In case of inhalation, move to an open and well-ventilated area and consult a physician. In case of eye contact, flush eyes with plenty of water (at least 15 minutes) and consult a physician.
This product can expose you to crystalline silica, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov.