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Ontario to grant compensation to miners who developed Parkinson’s after inhaling McIntyre Powder

March 22, 2022

Toronto — A recent decision by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to formally recognize Parkinson’s disease as an occupational disorder linked to McIntyre Powder exposure guarantees provincial compensation benefits to affected workers and their families, Minister of Labor Monte McNaughton has announced.

OSHA revises and renews NEP on silica

February 12, 2020

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Washington — Effective Feb. 4, OSHA has revived its National Emphasis Program on respirable crystalline silica for general industry, maritime and construction to “identify and reduce or eliminate” silica-related hazards.

Preventing silicosis

December 20, 2019

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Silicosis is a severe chronic lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica. “Approximately 2.3 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in the workplace, including 2 million workers in construction and 300,000 workers in general industry, maritime and hydraulic fracturing,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Lawmakers call for OSHA emphasis program after CDC report on silicosis among stone fabrication workers

October 8, 2019

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Washington — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of “an emerging public health threat” after researchers identified an increase in cases of silicosis – an incurable lung disease – among workers who handle engineered stone used to make household countertops.

In response to calls for more stringent silica regulation, MSHA issues Request for Information on quartz exposure

September 4, 2019

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Washington — Amid a push from labor unions seeking stricter regulation of respirable silica dust, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is asking for input on ways to monitor and regulate miner exposure to quartz – the most common form of respirable crystalline silica.

Pneumoconiosis: What is it?

October 28, 2018

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Pneumoconiosis is a group of diseases that includes asbestosis, silicosis and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung.

OSHA delays enforcement of silica standard for construction

April 6, 2017

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Washington – OSHA is delaying enforcement of its updated standard on worker exposure to crystalline silica in the construction industry.

OSHA’s new silica rule generates praise, criticism

Supporters of the rule are among those challenging it in court

May 22, 2016

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Labor and industry groups that have expressed support for OSHA’s final rule on silica are among those challenging the rule in court.

Continuing silicosis deaths are cause for concern, NIOSH says

July 7, 2015

Washington – Although the number of silicosis deaths has declined in the past decade, the occupational lung disease still kills about 100 people every year, according to a new study from NIOSH.

Silicosis: What it is and how to avoid it

June 29, 2015

Silicosis is a disabling, deadly and incurable lung disease. It often is caused by breathing in the dust of crystalline silica, which can be found in concrete, sandstone, rock, paint and other abrasives, according to NIOSH. Although crystalline silica dust may seem harmless (sometimes it is too small to even see), it is not.