AWCI Joins Coalition for Better Silica Regulations

The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry has joined the Construction Industry Safety Coalition, a new coalition of national construction industry trade associations that want a practical and cost-effective crystalline silica regulation that will improve the safety and health protection of workers.

OSHA unveiled its proposal for a rule August 23 and it is expected to be published this week in the Federal Register. The National Association of Home Builders said the “one-size-fits-all measures … contradict existing safety and quality assurance practices for different types of contractors.”