Australia’s current housing boom is fuelling a similar uptick in renovations around the country, with calls from builders urging homeowners undertaking renovations to consider using alternatives to artificial stone. Artificial
First workers compensation claim linking silicosis and lupus granted
A worker who was exposed to silica dust and later developed lupus has had their workers’ compensation claim accepted, in what many believe is an Australian-first decision. Lupus is an
34-year-old mother diagnosed with silicosis
A young Australian mother is calling on governments to implement harsher regulation to ensure Australian workers are protected from exposure to deadly silica dust. The woman, aged just 34, was
WA implements improved silicosis testing
The Western Australian government has moved to implement changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996, which will improve protection for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica, commonly an
World-first silicosis strategy launched in NSW
Today the NSW Government launched a world-first trial of new tech, designed to more accurately monitor the levels of silica dust in the air that poses a risk to the