Almost three out of four manufactured stone work sites in NSW have been issued with silica-related breach notices in the past five years, after inspections by the workplace safety watchdog uncovered widespread non-compliance in the industry.

SafeWork NSW identified safety breaches at 187 of the 255 the manufactured stone businesses operating - or 73 per cent of the industry - in the course of audits carried out since 2014, with the vast majority of inspections conducted in the past two years. Read more: smh.com.au