At the Jersey Shore, you’ll hear the occasional hum of an electric golf cart or strident seagull. Also inevitable, it seems, ...

A 32-year old is among 13 Sydney workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis, as the union slams the state's workplace ...

Thirteen tunnellers on one single roadway project have been diagnosed with silicosis. Their employer is in the crosshairs.

WHEN Sandra Elliott anticipated the occupational hazards of her husband’s job, she feared he might need a knee replacement or ...

Last month, the Trump administration nominated mining industry association executive Wayne Palmer to head MSHA.

Background High-level exposure to crystalline silica dust is the key factor in silicosis. Long-term exposure to low-level silica dust, for example, lower than that in occupational exposure limits, ...

The Australian Workers' Union has spoken out strongly after workers as young as 32 building a road tunnel in Sydney contracted a deadly lung disease.

Employers, unions and health and safety advocates are calling for engineered stone to be banned, a day before consultation on ...