Industrial Minerals


OSHA issues US hazard alert for frac sands

26 June 2012

by Gaurav Sharma

New report highlights health risks associated with frac sands

Keywords: OSHA, silica, frac sands, OMB, silica sand, Pennsylvania, Texas, US

A hazard alert has been issued for the frac sand industry following a report by Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

It warns, yet again, that dust particles – dispersed by mineral haulage and drilling – contain potentially harmful amounts of silica which may trigger lung diseases and...