Silica Exposure Control Plan for concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in Illinois.
The Silica Exposure Control Plan is the document Concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in Illinois submit most often and rewrite most often. Here it is generated from the project details in one pass.
What GCs in Illinois check for
GCs and OSHA inspectors ask for the written plan by name under 29 CFR 1926.1153(g). They look for each task matched to its Table 1 row, the competent person, the housekeeping rules (no dry sweeping or compressed air), and how you keep other trades out of the dust.
Because the project is in Illinois, the plan's state section covers what Federal OSHA and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- Federal OSHA covers private construction; Illinois OSHA covers public employers.
- Chicago-area GCs commonly require OSHA 30 for supervisors and OSHA 10 for every worker on site.
Every section a reviewer looks for is fixed and written against 29 CFR 1926.1153 and Table 1; your answers fill in the project, the hazards, the controls, and the names.
Nothing here is OSHA-approved, because nothing is. What you get is a plan that names the right people, matches the scope, and is signed by you.
What’s inside
- 1.Purpose and scope
- 2.Tasks involving respirable crystalline silica
- 3.Table 1 task mapping and engineering controls
- 4.Housekeeping methods
- 5.Restricted access and communication
- 6.Competent person
- 7.Medical surveillance and training
- 8.Signatures
It costs $149, takes about 15 minutes, and comes back in Word and PDF with a Spanish copy.
Questions from Illinois concrete and masonry subs
- Who enforces the silica standard in Illinois?
- Private construction in Illinois is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Chicago-area offices)); the state program covers public employers only. The respirable crystalline silica standard for construction applies either way, and the plan is written to 1926.1153(g).
- Do I need air monitoring?
- Not for tasks that match a Table 1 entry and follow its control fully. Tasks outside Table 1 need objective data or exposure monitoring; the plan has a section for those and tells you what it requires.
- Does a silica exposure control plan have to be state-specific in Illinois?
- Private construction in Illinois is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Chicago-area offices)); the state program covers public employers only. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Illinois has its own rule on the subject the plan says so and applies the stricter requirement.
- Is this OSHA-approved?
- No document is. OSHA and the state programs do not approve written plans; they inspect against them. This plan is prepared from your answers, says so on page one, and you adopt and implement it. That is what a GC's safety director is checking for.
- How long does it take?
- About 15 minutes of questions on your phone, then the documents generate in under two minutes. Word and PDF, English and Spanish, with your logo on the cover.
- What if the GC asks for changes?
- Edit your answers and regenerate as often as you like for 30 days at no charge. Every version stays downloadable. If it is not what you needed, reply to any of our emails within 30 days for a full refund.