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Marek Marzec, 48, died of silicosis and described working in a 'tornado' of dust in workshops cutting artificial stone ...

California workplace safety regulators agreed to make permanent an emergency silica dust rule covering manufacturers that cut ...

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The government is consulting on whether to follow Australia in banning engineered stone benchtops, or to stop short of one.

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However, quartz — also called engineered stone — contains more than 90% silica and generates fine dust when cut, which can lead to silicosis. Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by ...

Doctors in California are warning over a 'new and emerging' epidemic driven by stylish and extremely durable quartz countertops, the go-to for many kitchen designers.

A DAD who developed a lung disease after years of cutting kitchen worktops in “appalling conditions” has died, his family ...