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must be detailed in a written control plan, which should include speci? c tasks and those responsible for imple- menting the changes to help reduce exposure to the employees.

Of equal importance, all workers must receive training on operations that result in silica exposure as well as ways to limit such exposure. In addi- tion to the written exposure control plan, employers must keep records of silica measurements, object data and re- quired employee medical exams, which must be offered to every employee who will be exposed above the PEL for 30 or more days per year. This exam must be provided to each exposed employee every three years and must include chest x-rays and lung function tests.

Compliance with the silica stan- dard does not exempt an employer from the duty to comply with all other applicable OSHA standards.

For example, OSHA speci? cally re- quires maritime employers engaged in abrasive blasting operations (using crystalline silica-containing blasting agents) to comply with several addi- tional standards, including ventilation

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