The Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week kicked off 14 days of public hearings on a controversial proposed rule that would reduce workers’ exposure to crystalline silica—tiny particles of dust, usually quartz, that when inhaled can cause lung cancer and other diseases.
Industry groups strongly oppose the rule, claiming it’s not technologically or economically feasible, and they question the underlying science for setting the limits.
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