Continental used silica for the very first time in its tread compounds for car tires. The properties of this filler ...

Beneath our city, a maze of tunnels is under construction. More must be done to keep Sydney’s tunnelling workers safe.

Gunnar Johanson, professor of toxicology at the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and chairman of ...

Crystalline silica is a common mineral found in the earth's crust. Materials like sand, stone, concrete, and mortar contain crystalline silica. It is also used to make products such as glass, pottery, ...

Ryan Fenton from Ipswich contracted silicosis from cutting quartz worktops - as the number of UK cases rises to 28 ...

Stonemasons and construction industries are adapting to the recent ban on engineered stone – with advice and guidance to more ...

Silicosis, resulting from prolonged exposure to free crystalline silica dust, is an occupational disease characterized by silica nodules and extensive lung tissue fibrosis. The etiology of silicosis ...

A stonemason has engaged lawyers after suffering irreparable lung damage from regularly breathing in silica dust at work.

A BUSINESSMAN whose company received a significant fine for failing to protect its workers from inhaling toxic dust is s...

Engineered stone has been banned by the State Government. Victorian stonemasons and construction industries are adapting to ...

The NSW government has created a new expert taskforce to help address silica-related health risks for the thousands of workers in tunnelling projects. Crystalline silica can cause a range of ...

The Minns Labor Government has established a new Expert Taskforce to oversee and help address silica related health risks for workers in tunnelling projects.