A new medical review published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology has uncovered a troubling rise in accelerated silicosis and other serious lung diseases among artificial stone ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A 32-year-old is among 13 Sydney workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis, as the union slams the state's workplace ...

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

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

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, ...

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

Many Indians are exposed to silica dust, but experts and patients lament the lack of information and health services related to silicosis. Sophie Cousins reports from West Bengal.

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 ...