Emergency Rulemaking to Prohibit the Fabrication of Engineered Stone Countertops Containing More than One Percent Crystalline SilicaWritten Comments Received as of October 30, 2026

Title 8 Industrial Relations
General Industry Safety Orders
Section 5204 Occupational Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica.

November 2026

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Emergency Rulemaking to Prohibit the Fabrication of Engineered Stone Countertops Containing More than One Percent Crystalline SilicaWritten Comments Received as of October 30, 2026

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