Employers, unions and health and safety advocates are calling for engineered stone to be banned, a day before consultation on ...

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

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, ...

SafeWork NSW is carrying out an investigation following reports that 13 tunnelling workers have been diagnosed with silicosis ...

Background High-level exposure to crystalline silica dust is the key factor in silicosis. Long-term exposure to low-level silica dust, for example, lower than that in occupational exposure limits, ...

"This is a nasty disease. Unlike asbestosis which often takes decades to emerge, silicosis can quite rapidly stop healthy ...

Some workers needed lung transplants. This progressive disease is caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust during the manufacturing or installation process, according to a study published in the ...

MinEx says it wants an outright ban on engineered stone because of the high exposure to workers. Chief Executive Wayne Scott says there must be better safeguards across the board. He says exposure and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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