VTCA & MSHA Schedule Noise & Dust Workshops
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With the rapidly approaching implementation of the MSHA “Silica Rule” VTCA and MSHA have scheduled two Noise & Dust Workshops for October. Below is information about the Workshop. Please note, space is very limited.
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE: SAMPLING FOR RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST AND NOISE
(offered on site only)
This class, developed in cooperation with the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, is scheduled at two VTCA Member locations. It involves two days of classroom work and a full day of on-site sampling for silica and noise. It prepares miners and mine operators to conduct ongoing sampling. Results of noise sampling are available immediately; dust samples require analysis in the laboratory, and the cost of analysis is picked up by the mine operator.
Contents:
- Hazards of Silica and Noise
- Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
- Sampling Equipment and Techniques Laboratory
- Record Keeping
- Calculations
- Controls
Course Length: 3 days
Minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 15 for each location
Cost Per Person - $275.00
Locations & Dates:
October 21-23, 2025 October 28-30, 2025
Boxley Blue Ridge Luck Stone – Powhattan Plant
15415 W Lynchburg Salem Tpke 1920 Anderson Highway
Blue Ridge, VA 24064 Powhatan, Virginia 23139
