Exposure to silica dust appears to be the cause of a recent epidemic of black lung disease among coal miners in America’s Appalachia region, according to a new study. The
Trades unions go after Morrison over workplace health and safety ‘regression’
The Australian Council of Trades Unions has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of failing to take workplace health and safety seriously. According to the ACTU, the rate of serious workplace
Madrid’s Metro workers strike, rally over the death of colleagues from asbestos exposure
Workers for Madrid’s Metro system have rallied over the deaths of a number of employees due to asbestos-related illnesses. On Wednesday, dozens of workers from the Metro de Madrid rallied
South London estate ‘riddled’ with asbestos set to see remediation costs soar
One housing estate in South London has been so affected by asbestos that a resident revealed a plumber told him to be careful coming into contact with his ceiling lest
icare found to have underpaid workers diagnosed with dust diseases by as much as $39M
The New South Wales state insurer, icare, has knowingly underpaid state workers diagnosed with dust diseases. The underpayment is close to three times the size of the figure the insurer