iQ Power Tool to Host OSHA Silica Presentation at Coverings

Moreno Valley, Calif. -- Joel Guth, iQ Power Tools’ president, will be making a presentation on the hazards of silica and how to understand the new OSHA silica permissible exposure limit (PEL) at Coverings 2018, to be held May 8 to 11 in Atlanta, Ga. Entitled “What the Tile Industry Needs to Know about the New OSHA Silica Standard,” the presentation will be held on Wednesday, May 9, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Room B314. Guth will be joined by fellow panelists, Martin Howard, executive vice president of operations for tile, stone and pre-construction at David Allen and Jim Olson, assistant executive director of the National Tile Contractors Association.

Learning Objectives for this one hour presentation include: to learn and understand the hazard and risks associated with silica exposure; to learn and understand the OSHA PEL and what it means to you and your business; to learn and understand how to use air monitoring to measure silica exposure levels and understand the results; and to learn and understand options, including tools, work practices and educational resources, for controlling silica exposure on jobsites.