A combined safety blitz by WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW covered 59 construction sites in a cross-border operation between the two regulators, aiming to improve workplace safety. The focus of
ACTU and CFMEU back ban on engineered stone, despite new ad campaign from producers
The Australian Council of Trade Unions, as well as the construction union CFMEU, has announced that they back a blanket ban on engineered stone products regardless of the concentration of
NZ looks to Australian silica safety improvements, calls for greater action
Construction Health and Safety New Zealand is calling for swifter action over the deadly effects of dust from engineered stone benchtops, following in the steps of Australian construction workers and
Tradesman sounds alarm over additional silica-related illnesses after lung transplant at 25
A young tradesman is warning fellow engineered stone and asbestos workers after being diagnosed with scleroderma at age 25. Hak Kim was working in demolition and launched legal action against
Brisbane rail project hit with claims of silica risks
The largest infrastructure project in Brisbane is the latest worksite in the country to be hit by claims of unsafe working conditions relating to silicosis. The Electrical Trades Union says