Safe Work Practices: 

• Use water delivery systems without exception. 
• Properly handle all waste materials. 
• Your employer must ensure that you do not: 
  • Do not use compressed air. 
  • Do not dry sweep. 
  • Do not move through or move equipment through dry dust or debris. 
  • ​Do not rotate with other employees to reduce exposures. 

Respiratory Protection 

• Receive proper fit testing and medical evaluation to use respiratory protection.  
• Use a full face, tight-fitting powered-air purifying respirator (PAPR) approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health or another respirator providing equal or greater protection. 
• Use a loose fitting Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR), half face tight fitting PAPR, full face non-powered air-purifying respirator, or equally protective alternative if the employer has proven that airborne exposures are always below the action level. 
• Use a supplied air respirator under certain conditions.

Safe Cleaning 

• Use safe clean-up methods that do not kick up dust without exception.