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silicosis illnesses

Myself along with many employees were required to chip concrete out from the inside of ready mix concrete truck drums without confined space training or respirators. We still do much work around silica without using respirators or even dust masks. Concrete dust can cause a number of human illnesses including cancer, chronic bronchitis and silicosis. Cement contains substances that can be hazardous, like silica, lime, gypsum, nickel, cobalt, and chromium compounds. �(Cancer is caused) from the small amounts of chromium compounds found in some cements,� CDC information states. Silica is also listed as a class one carcinogen. Furthermore there�s an exemption that states asbestos materials can be used in concrete production. In addition many MSDS sheets on concrete chemicals (which by the way are as bad as chemicals used to make Meth) have no toxicological information, or exposure limit guidelines. It simply states employers should consult local provincial regulatory limits for exposure guidelines. Does California have a bill similar to Ohio's Silica and Mixed Dust Bill (HB 342) that would make legal action difficult in this case? And does California have a minimum criteria for activation of a silica claim like other states?

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