Stonemasons fined for health and safety breaches
Doncaster-based Warmsworth Stone repeatedly failed to protect its workers from fine stone dust at the site, which can can ...
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HSE updates guidance on silicosis risk from installing stone worktops
The HSE guidance, which BOHS had urged it to update, is essentially a ‘dos and don’ts’ for people installing stone worktops.
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Watchdog warns companies over silica dust exposure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning for companies installing stone worktops. In new guidance released ...
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Kitchen worktop stone ‘must be banned to stop deaths’ after safety alert
MPs call for tougher rules and regulation on engineered stone linked to silicosis, saying new HSE guidance doesn't go far ...
Construction Enquirer2d
Building stone firm ignores silica dust safety warnings
The HSE carried out several inspections on Warmsworth Stone Limited, which produces carved stone masonry products using ...
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Kitchen revamp stone blamed for deadly lung disease 'should be banned'
Making the first official call for a ban on engineered stone, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said it would “prevent hundreds ...
The UK2d
Stone company fined after repeatedly failing to protect workers
A South Yorkshire company which produces stone products and its director have been fined a total of just under £20,000 after ...
Stone crushers are causing ‘unbearable’ noise, dust pollution: Kandivli E residents
Mumbai: Residents of housing societies in Thakur Village in Kandivli East are upset over stone crushers operating in the ...
Health and Safety Executive5d
New simplified advice for installers of stone worktops
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to remind dutyholders and workers about the need to ensure that suitable procedures and controls are in place to help protect against ...