Artificial stone used to make kitchen and bathroom countertops has been linked to cases of death and irreversible lung injury in workers who cut, grind and polish this increasingly popular material.
Workers are falling ill, even dying, after making kitchen countertops
Thursday, 3 October 2019 9:10:24 am Australia/Perth
Posted in Safety News
By WorkSafeGEAR
Respiratory Diseases - Our love of stone kitchen benchtops is killing workers
Friday, 12 October 2018 9:08:42 am Australia/Perth
The biggest lung disease crisis since asbestos: Our love of stone kitchen benchtops is killing workers
Doctors are worried Australia is facing the worst occupational lung disease crisis since the peak of the asbestos disaster.
Stonemasons who cut engineered stone into a popular type of kitchen benchtop are contracting accelerated silicosis at alarming levels, after being exposed to unsafe levels of silica dust.
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Posted in Safety News
By ABC News
3M Disposable respirator selection guide
Monday, 2 July 2018 1:42:37 pm Australia/Perth
Use this quick selection guide to find the recommended respiratory protection for your hazard and face shape.
Please note:
if you have identified contaminated air as a hazard, you should put control measures in place to manage exposure. The hierarchy of controls is a system that will guide you to select appropriate controls. The use of respiratory protection is one method of control which can be used in conjunction with other controls.
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Posted in Products
By 3M Australia