Perth tradie invents contraption to safeguard workers from the deadly silicosis disease

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Steve Terpstra knew the dangers of fine concrete particles two decades before the silent killing disease, silicosis, wreaked havoc on tradespeople across Australia.

While rates of the disease have fallen globally, there’s been an alarming spike among Australian tradesmen culminating in at least one death and a class action led by stone masons.

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