[Bethany, Conn.] Independent third-party testing has confirmed that Laticrete Supercap can help contractors and installers comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new workplace standards (effective September 23, 2017) that reduces the allowable amount of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust in construction projects.
Conducted at a Boston University construction project, independent industrial hygiene consultant Fuss & O’Neill conducted the testing and concluded that an installation of Supercap SC500 through the patented Supercap System contributed no respirable silica dust on the jobsite or surrounding areas. Additionally, Supercap SC500 produced no foreseeable exposure to any of the workers involved in the process, thus ensuring compliance with OSHA’s new silica dust regulations, the study concluded.
Here, Supercap is seen just poured, and with no dust.
“For contractors and installers seeking an immediate option for complying with the newly-enforced regulations, the Laticrete Supercap System increases jobsite and worker safety along with its proven time and cost savings. It’s an innovative solution for their commercial projects,” said Laticrete Supercap president Douglas Metchick.
All Laticrete Supercap self-leveling underlayments are pumped into a building using a mobile blending truck, eliminating any dry material from entering the interior of the jobsite and the need for workers to haul and manually open hundreds of individual bags and pumping equipment, the company said. Additionally, the company added that Supercap now offers self-leveling underlayment Ready-Mix Delivery Service, a turnkey service that saves significant costs associated with purchasing, operating and maintaining one’s own pump truck.