Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourge Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourge by tta2013 Tags:Environment 1 comment Good to see. Silica dust is nasty stuff. In Australia we’re currently in the process of outrightly [banning](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/media-release/prohibition-use-engineered-stone-report-published) “engineered stone”. We can’t be trusted enough to make it and build with it safely, even though we know exactly how to do that. A large number of tradies died early of silicosis. Unions took the evidence from doctors and did not let up until they had won. Well done Australia’s CFMEU. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Good to see. Silica dust is nasty stuff. In Australia we’re currently in the process of outrightly [banning](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/media-release/prohibition-use-engineered-stone-report-published) “engineered stone”. We can’t be trusted enough to make it and build with it safely, even though we know exactly how to do that. A large number of tradies died early of silicosis. Unions took the evidence from doctors and did not let up until they had won. Well done Australia’s CFMEU.
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Good to see. Silica dust is nasty stuff.
In Australia we’re currently in the process of outrightly [banning](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/media-release/prohibition-use-engineered-stone-report-published) “engineered stone”. We can’t be trusted enough to make it and build with it safely, even though we know exactly how to do that.
A large number of tradies died early of silicosis. Unions took the evidence from doctors and did not let up until they had won. Well done Australia’s CFMEU.