We aimed to find out: could wet concrete cutting, a favored engineering control, indeed drastically reduce respirable levels of silica dust in the worker’s environment? Since we wanted the ...

"I think everyone in the industry recognizes that silica dust is a health issue ... For example, STIHL has developed an electronic water control system (EWC) for its TS 410 A (EWC) and TS 420 ...

Since 2019, over 230 workers in California have developed silicosis, an incurable, progressive disease caused by exposure to silica dust. Fourteen related deaths have been reported, according to ...

Paul Gray and Stuart Johnson, who worked for the same stone production companies in Bradford and Leeds, were diagnosed with silicosis caused by silica dust. Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which secured ...

However, quartz — also called engineered stone — contains more than 90% silica and generates fine dust when cut, which can lead to silicosis. Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by ...