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Calls to ban artificial stone benchtops as Silicosis becomes the new Asbestosis

Download 8.29 MB Health experts are warning of another asbestos-like crisis unless Australia bans the manufacture of artificial stone, popular for kitchen bench tops. The National Dust Diseases Taskforce is considering a ban on the product – a ban which a coalition of unions and medical groups say will help save lives. Guest: Professor Bruce Thompson, President, The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Producer:

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Push to ban popular kitchen feature

News by Lauren McMah There is a push for a ban to be considered on popular artificial stone benchtops amid a rising rate of potentially deadly illness among the nation s tradies. Artificial or engineered stone benchtops have seen a rise in popularity in Australian homes as a cheap and attractive alternative to marble or granite. The National Dust Diseases Taskforce says the home renovation trend has coincided with rising rates of silicosis among construction workers - an incurable and potentially deadly lung disease associated with breathing in dangerous silica fibres during the cutting, polishing and grinding of the stone. Many of those who are diagnosed with the disease, including stonemasons, are aged as young as their 20s and 30s.

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Push to ban popular kitchen feature

Push to ban popular kitchen feature
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Push to ban popular kitchen feature

Push to ban popular kitchen feature
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Ban on popular benchtops being considered as wave of deadly illness sparks alarm

Ban on popular benchtops being considered as wave of deadly illness sparks alarm We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement A ban on popular artificial stone benchtops is being considered by a national taskforce grappling with spiralling rates of deadly silicosis in tradies. Artificial stone has become ubiquitous in Australian kitchens and bathrooms since it hit the marketplace two decades ago as an affordable alternative to marble or granite. Artificial stone contains up to 95 per cent silica, compared to less than 40 per cent silica in natural stone. However, the home renovation trend has corresponded with an exponential rise in rates of silicosis among construction workers.

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