Hey SoCal on MSN9 天
Silicosis: Stone cutter sues, state senator chimes in on 'alarming rise' in SFV
A professional stone cutter sued multiple ex-employers Tuesday for allegedly facilitating the lung disease he acquired after ...
Couriermail15 天
‘Death sentence’: Exposure to silica dust more than 200 times safety standard in Sydney ...
“Grave” concerns are held for Sydney Metro construction workers who were exposed to more than 200 times the safety standard of silica dust. Exposure to silica dust was 208 times the workplace ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel7 天
Dust release at Parkersburg plant leads to pause on process
The second release of a byproduct from a Parkersburg facility’s silicon recycling process in two weeks prompted the company ...
health.economictimes.indiatimes9 天
NGT directs UP govt to provide specialised healthcare in silica mining areas
The petition claimed the unauthorised mining conducted without observing proper extraction mechanisms endangered people's ...
For Construction Pros4 年
How Milling Contractors Can Comply with OSHA’s Silica Dust Rule
In early 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) revised its National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust. According to the program ...
The Australian15 天
‘Death sentence’: Exposure to silica dust more than 200 times safety standard in Sydney ...
Exposure to silica dust was 208 times the workplace exposure standard (WES), with 34 per cent of air monitoring results for the Sydney City and Southwest Metro in breach of the standards.
The Hindu11 天
Silica mining: NGT asks CPCB to prepare pan-India guidelines
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare detailed pan-India ...