One in 10 workers lodging claims for exposure to engineered stone dust has been diagnosed with the lung disease silicosis.
ACC has received 99 accident compensation claims from engineered stone workers, and 11 received cover following diagnosis of silicosis or the fast developing condition accelerated silicosis.
Occupational health experts say those figures are further proof of the need to speed up the painfully slow process of testing at-risk workers, and improving safety standards throughout an industry where they claim more than 1100 people could have been exposed to toxic silica dust.
Key Facts. Approximately 2.3 million U.S. workers are exposed to silica in the workplace, including 2 million in construction and 300,000 in other industries.作者: LLVV 时间: 2023-5-17 20:55:45