Workers who are exposed to silica dust are reporting illnesses beyond the usual lung diseases, according to a Queensland law firm... Real full article: SBS News
Qld mining chided over silica dust levels
The CFMEU has called on the mining industry to act after around 70 cases of silica dust breaches were recorded in Queensland in the past 15 months... Read full article: SBS News
Coal miner's death after silicosis diagnosis a warning on dangerous dust levels
Queensland miner Tyrone Buckton never spent a day underground but last week died after being diagnosed with silicosis. The lung disease is caused by high levels of exposure to silica dust, which the union says could pose a greater workplace hazard than coal dust.... Read full article: ABC News
New cases of silicosis in Australia linked to bathroom and kitchen stone products
As a young bricky, Chris Parmangos had no idea silica dust rising from the Sydney sandstone and bricks he worked with would cost him his health. Mr Parmangos was about 33, and 15 years into his job as a labourer in Sydney, when he was diagnosed with early signs of lung disease from exposure to silica dust. Silicosis is potentially deadly and can have a shorter latency period than asbestosis, another dust disease, which can take decades to surface... Read full article: Sydney Morning Herald