 Moist Mansil Sands  Asphalt Sands  Dry Mansil Sands  Plastering Sands  Dried Industrial Sands  Loco Sand  Rendering Sands  Dry Pavior Sand  Building Sands  Concrete Sands  Fill Sands  Gravels and Ballasts

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

The main risk from Silica Sand is airborne dust. This can be released during manual handling, with potentially increased levels during mechanical processing. Inhalation of respirable free silica over a prolonged period can give rise to silicosis/ pneumoconiosis, a disease of the lungs leading to impaired breathing, symptoms of which include coughing and difficulty in breathing. Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust should be monitored and controlled. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, state sand containing free crystalline silica cannot be used as an abrasive for blasting articles in any blasting apparatus.