Cases of silicosis among Victorian workers involved in the fabrication and installation of artificial stone benchtops have spiked, as Australia became the first country to ban the material in January ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday, Oct. 14, that aims to protect artificial stone workers from silicosis, a fatal long-term lung disease caused by breathing in respirable crystalline ...

Brayton Purcell LLP is highlighting a recent episode of Bloomberg's Big Take podcast, "Crafting America's Favorite ...

The report details several recent verdicts involving workers who developed silicosis after years of working with artificial stone products. According to the article, juries have assessed damages of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stone-countertop fabricator at a Sun Valley shop wears a mask to help protect against airborne particles that can contribute to ...

Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete and pavers are cut or drilled. Artificial stone, which is used mainly for kitchen benchtops, is a particularly potent ...

It may now be time to ban artificial stone - a firm favorite for kitchen worktops in the UK - to ward off the incurable lung disease caused by its manufacturing and fitting, say a team of doctors in ...

At a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans called “opportunistic” lawsuits filed against the energy-intensive engineered stone industry by injured workers, the differences between ...

California is considering prohibiting the fabrication and installation of artificial-stone countertops — effectively banning the products — in response to an epidemic of the fatal lung disease ...

In their Sept. 9 op-ed “What can Illinois do to better protect workers from inhaling silica dust,” professors Linda Forst and Lee Friedman, while well intended, incorrectly state that “prevention of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A hidden danger lurking in America's kitchens is fueling a heated public health battle, and California could ...