Silica Exposure Control Plan for concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in Texas.
Concrete, masonry, and demolition contractors in Texas 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 Texas 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.
Texas GCs, especially in Houston, review subcontractor plans before badging. The plan is built to pass that review the first time.
- Federal OSHA standards apply to private construction; the state preempted local rest-break ordinances in 2023.
- Heat is the first thing a Texas GC's safety director asks about between May and September.
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
$149 for the document, with free edits and regeneration for 30 days and a full refund if the GC rejects it.
Questions from Texas concrete and masonry subs
- Who enforces the silica standard in Texas?
- Private construction in Texas is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio area offices)). 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 Texas?
- Private construction in Texas is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio area offices)). Your plan is written for the project address, and where Texas 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.