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

Crystalline silica, also referred to as “quartz”, is a common mineral found in the earth’s crust and is a basic component of the soil, sand, and granite. Cristobalite and tridymite are two other forms ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

Due to this, RIT has developed a Respirable Crystalline Silica program to ensure worker safety while working with respirable crystalline silica products. Hazard assessment of RIT operations that use ...