California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Deadly Silicosis Epidemic
The proposed emergency standard would bar cutting and installation for a year as regulators draft permanent rules to protect workers from silica exposure.
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California moves to ban quartz countertop fabrication to combat deadly silicosis epidemic
This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. California regulators have taken the first step toward banning the fabrication of engineered quartz countertops in an attempt to curb a growing silicosis epidemic that has killed more than 30 stone fabricators and sickened hundreds more. The state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s vote last week to adopt a petition to ban engineered stone containing…
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The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules. The post California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic appeared first on .
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