Silica Exposure Control Plan for concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in New Jersey.
Concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in New Jersey get asked for a Silica Exposure Control Plan before the first day on site. This one is prepared from your answers in about 15 minutes.
What GCs in New Jersey 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 New Jersey, the plan's state section covers what Federal OSHA and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- Federal OSHA covers private construction; PEOSH covers public employers.
- New Jersey GCs on public work expect an OSHA 10 card for every worker.
The structure follows 29 CFR 1926.1153 and Table 1, so the sections a reviewer expects are in the order they expect them.
The sample pages on this site are for a fictional electrical sub; your plan reads the same way with your project, your GC, and your crew.
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 New Jersey concrete and masonry subs
- Who enforces the silica standard in New Jersey?
- Private construction in New Jersey is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Avenel, Hasbrouck Heights, Marlton, and Parsippany 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 New Jersey?
- Private construction in New Jersey is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Avenel, Hasbrouck Heights, Marlton, and Parsippany area offices)); the state program covers public employers only. Your plan is written for the project address, and where New Jersey 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.