Crystalline silica is a common mineral found in the earth's crust. Materials like sand, stone, concrete, and mortar contain crystalline silica. It is also used to make products such as glass, pottery, ...

Gunnar Johanson, professor of toxicology at the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and chairman of ...

Continental used silica for the very first time in its tread compounds for car tires. The properties of this filler ...

He said companies like Bunnings banned it in 2023, which indicated there were a number of people in the industry that believe ...

Beneath our city, a maze of tunnels is under construction. More must be done to keep Sydney’s tunnelling workers safe.

SafeWork NSW is carrying out an investigation following reports that 13 tunnelling workers have been diagnosed with silicosis ...

Background High-level exposure to crystalline silica dust is the key factor in silicosis. Long-term exposure to low-level silica dust, for example, lower than that in occupational exposure limits, ...

"This is a nasty disease. Unlike asbestosis which often takes decades to emerge, silicosis can quite rapidly stop healthy ...

The NSW government has created a new expert taskforce to help address silica-related health risks for the thousands of workers in tunnelling projects. Crystalline silica can cause a range of ...

Engineered stone has been banned by the State Government. Victorian stonemasons and construction industries are adapting to ...