Home World Environment Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourgeEEnvironmentBiden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourgeApril 16, 2024 Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourge Biden cracks down on silica dust, a mining health scourge by tta2013 1 commentGood 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.