For those suffering from silicosis (mostly immigrants from Latin and Central America) — a deadly disease experienced by ...

Before they became universally reviled, glass bricks were everywhere. Shower walls were glass brick. Small windows were glass ...

Silica dust is present in particularly large ... including stones, rocks, sand, bricks and tiles. While it is correct for the workers’ employer, CPB Contractors, to raise that the diagnoses ...

The workers' union says there have not been any prosecutions due to breaches of silica dust exposure. WorkSafe NSW carried out 90 inspections on tunnelling sites between January and September 2024 ...

Hanover, Germany – Thirty years ago, Continental used silica for the very first time in its tread compounds for car tires. The properties of this filler revolutionized the driving safety and energy ...

Promotion: hit-and-miss brickwork sparks curiosity and is a sustainable choice that can also help architects push boundaries, according to clay product specialist Michelmersh Brick Holdings.

and brick, concrete or stone cutting having been exposed to what has been dubbed the 'asbestos of the 2020s'. Caused by breathing in silica dust found in natural stone, sand and concrete ...