Australia moves to fast-track ban on silica stone benchtops that cause fatal lung disease

  • 📰 GuardianAus
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 10 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 7%
  • Publisher: 98%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

Federal government hopes to draft ban to combat silicosis by end of year with support from states and territories

Burke said that would include determining what percentage of silica in stone would be banned.

One estimate from Curtin University puts the number of silicosis cases between 80,000 and 100,000, with about 600,000 workers exposed to the potentially deadly dust each year.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Whole bunch of dudes would have avoided this by enforcing workplace audits and massive fines for companies not enforcing PPE

Get your orders in quick

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines