LA City Council Supports State Bill Addressing Silicosis mynewsla.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mynewsla.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LA City Council Members Introduce Motions to Address a Lung Disease mynewsla.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mynewsla.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Council members Imelda Padilla, Bob Blumenfield and Monica Rodriguez co-introduced a set of motions Wednesday targeting silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust from the cutting, grinding and molding of engineered stone (quartz) countertops.
Three Los Angeles City Councilmembers co-introduced a set of motions to address the rise of incurable lung disease cases in countertop workers in Los Angeles. Silicosis, according to the American Lung Association, is a lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica dust, which is a byproduct of cutting, grinding and molding engineered […]