Silica Exposure Control Plan for concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in Minnesota.
You need a Silica Exposure Control Plan for a job in Minnesota. You do not need a consultant, a three-day turnaround, or a Word file from 2014.
What GCs in Minnesota 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.
In Minnesota, Minnesota OSHA is the enforcing agency. Where the state has its own requirement on this subject, the plan carries a Minnesota section that says so.
- MNOSHA enforces the state program; Minnesota requires an AWAIR written program for construction employers.
- Minnesota has a heat and cold exposure rule for indoor work and a strong cold-stress expectation outdoors.
Nothing in it is boilerplate you have to hunt through: the hazards come from your tasks and equipment, the controls from a library written to 29 CFR 1926.1153 and Table 1.
Competent persons, the nearest hospital, the muster point, and the emergency chain are all in it, because those are the lines a reviewer checks first.
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
$149, ready in about two minutes after you answer, with your logo on every page.
Questions from Minnesota concrete and masonry subs
- Who enforces the silica standard in Minnesota?
- Minnesota runs its own state plan, enforced by Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. 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 Minnesota?
- Minnesota runs its own state plan, enforced by Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Minnesota 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.