Following a Health and Safety Executive case where a South Yorkshire stone company was fined £20,000 after repeatedly failing ...

A Biden administration rule lowered the amount of toxic dust workers in mines and quarries can be exposed to, but a lawsuit ...

There are many types of activities that produce crystalline silica dust which could result in worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica; including but not limited to, the following: Industrial ...

This exposure can lead to serious health problems and involves numerous industries. Some of the dusts that can be found in ...

Shelly Asquith, health and safety policy officer at the federation of Trade Unions, said current exposure limits for silica dust have been set "far too high". She said: "Research shows if we were ...

Since 2019, over 230 workers in California have developed silicosis, an incurable, progressive disease caused by exposure to silica dust. Fourteen related deaths have been reported, according to ...

Little wonder that OSHA has proposed strengthening standards protecting workers from silica exposure, including a table of suggested engineering controls for reducing airborne dust. Our current ...

We cannot understand that people are being expose [sic] to high levels of silica dust and do nothing about it.” Despite governments seeking to limit the exposure of tradespeople to engineered ...

The mining industry can make better use of technology to prevent adverse outcomes, including quieter equipment to safeguard a ...

The silica sand market occupies a CAGR of 6.13% and is expected to reach a silica sand market value of USD 69.340 billion during the forecast period till 2032 ...

“However, exposure to the material should still be ... A thin layer of amorphous silica dust covers the grounds at ECO USA in Parkersburg Wednesday amidst cleanup efforts after a release of ...