Exposure to Silica from Manufacture and Installation of Quartz Countertops
The combination of these materials can contain more than 90% silica.
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Category: Silicosis
Australia: Victoria Silica Assessments Pass Halfway Target
More than half of Victoria’s 1,400 stonemasons have now registered for silica health screening.
Read MoreReducing Silica Exposure Among Stone Countertop Workers
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Australia: License to Cut Engineered Stone?
One state government to license handling and cutting of quartz-surface slabs; another sets deadline for dry-cutting ban.
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Silicosis: New Code, ‘Enforcement Blitz’ to Protect Stone Workers
The Victorian government will introduce a code of conduct for workplaces handling engineered stone in a new effort to protect people from deadly silicosis.
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Ontario: Silicosis and Countertop Fabrication
Provincial workplace safety officials cite U.S. CDC study in focus on fabrication and crystalline-silica exposure.
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Gelman: New OSHA Silica Standard Not Strong Enough
The new silica standard announced by OSHA falls short of protecting workers from this deadly occupational exposure.
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OSHA Silica Regulations, One Year In
Silica exposure remains a serious threat to nearly two million U.S. employees working in conditions with high concentrations of general airborne carcinogens.
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Stonemason Claims Work on Parliament House Caused Terminal Disease
A stonemason with a terminal lung disease is suing his former employer, claiming exposure to a deadly dust while helping build Parliament House in Canberra.
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Silicosis Cases in Australia Rising
The number of known silicosis cases in Australia is rapidly climbing. The reporting system varies, so reports of 350 cases nationwide is an estimate.
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NPR: What Happens After Quartz Countertops Leave The Factory
If countertop-making businesses don’t follow worker protection rules, cutting these slabs to fit customers’ kitchens can release lung-damaging silica dust.
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Australian Quartz Suppliers Lose Product-Liability Insurance
Caesarstone Australia, WK Quantum refused coverage because of the risk of workers contracting silicosis.
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