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[VIDEO] Understanding Crystalline Silica Hazards

This video discusses the three types of silicosis and the symptoms workers could experience with each type of silicosis

Nov 4, 2015

What are the dangers of Crystalline Silica Exposure? ClickSafety and Pete Rice, CSP, CIH will define the three types of silicosis, review the workers and industries most at-risk for silica exposure and identify the symptoms you could experience for each type of silicosis. 

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