Silica Safety for
Concrete Cutting Workers
Competency-based training for workers who cut, grind, drill, core, chip, saw, or otherwise disturb concrete and other silica-containing materials. Learn how to recognize respirable crystalline silica hazards, apply the required controls, identify failures, and complete the work safely.
A professional Silica Safety student manual is included.
Every participant receives the 1 Asbestos Academy Silica Safety student manual. It supports the instructor-led course, applied safety exercise, final examination, and continued workplace reference after training.
- Full-colour professionally designed manual
- Silica hazards, health effects, and exposure guidance
- Wet methods, source capture, HEPA systems, and PPE
- Housekeeping, slurry control, waste, and stop-work guidance
Built for workers who create or work near silica dust.
This course is designed for construction, concrete, restoration, demolition, maintenance, and similar workers whose tasks may generate respirable crystalline silica dust.
Concrete cutting crews
Workers operating handheld or walk-behind saws and assisting with cutting operations.
Grinding and surface preparation
Workers using grinders, scarifiers, polishers, or similar tools on concrete and masonry.
Drilling, coring and chipping
Workers disturbing concrete with drills, core drills, chipping hammers, and related equipment.
Cleanup and waste handling
Workers responsible for HEPA vacuuming, wet cleanup, slurry control, debris, and sealed waste.
Restoration and demolition
Workers who may disturb concrete, mortar, brick, block, tile, stone, or other silica-containing materials.
Supervisors and crew leads
People responsible for recognizing failures, enforcing controls, and protecting nearby workers and the public.
From hazard recognition to stop-work decisions.
The program connects the health hazard, legal requirements, control systems, and worker actions needed before, during, and after silica-generating work.
What is silica?
Crystalline silica, respirable dust, common materials, and tasks that create exposure.
Health effects
How dust enters the body, silicosis, cancer risk, exposure limits, and ALARA.
Regulatory framework
Risk assessments, exposure control plans, air monitoring, records, and employer-worker duties.
Control measures
Hierarchy of controls, water delivery, source capture, HEPA systems, PPE, hygiene, cleanup, slurry, and waste.
Worker responsibilities
Pre-use checks, following the ECP and safe work procedure, identifying failures, reporting problems, and exercising stop-work rights.
Applied safety exercise
Plan a safe concrete cut before, during, and after the task using realistic equipment and control scenarios.
View detailed learning outcomes
What participants will be able to do
Successful participants demonstrate that they can recognize hazards and make safe decisions, not simply repeat definitions.
- Identify tasks and materials that can generate respirable crystalline silica dust.
- Inspect wet-control or source-capture equipment before use.
- Start the control before the tool contacts concrete.
- Recognize ineffective water, suction, containment, respiratory, or work-zone controls.
- Stop work and report unsafe conditions.
- Select compliant housekeeping, slurry, and waste-management methods.
How the course supports workplace programs
The course provides a strong foundation for recognizing silica hazards, verifying controls, identifying failures, and making safer decisions during concrete cutting and related work.
- Supports the employer's site-specific risk assessment and exposure control plan.
- Reinforces equipment-specific instruction, safe work procedures, and supervision.
- Connects respiratory protection fundamentals with the employer's fit-testing program.
- Helps workers understand the purpose of exposure monitoring and control verification.
Before you book.
What certificate will I receive?
How does this course support my employer's exposure control plan?
Does the course include respirator fit testing?
Can this be delivered for a private company group?
Build safer concrete-cutting decisions into every task.
Review available dates or request a private delivery for your company, project, or crew.