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UK urged to consider ban on artificial stone worktops over silicosis risk (www.theguardian.com)
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Leading medic calls for urgent action to protect those who cut the material after rise in cases of the incurable disease

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Stop breathing the dust while cutting it ya dummies, wear PPE, wet the surface down.

Same risk exists for sandstone and other building materials. WEAR A MASK

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It might be more than that but I am willing to bet that the conditions that they work in are controlled by people who count every shilling. The pressure to keep the job is probably such that the workers are caught in a situation that needs the government to step in.... But that's communism!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Most cases I've seen the company enforces ppe rules but when the boss is gone the people tear that stuff off. The boss is generally seen wearing it and forces employees to wear it but the boss is often elsewhere.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    If I had a dollar for every write up I’ve done just to make people wear safety glasses….

    I’ll be the first one to argue for more PPE and heat-relief supplies, and also the first one to yell at people to use them 💀

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