Art Stone-Granite & Marble Inc. faces $120,000 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor inspection revealed repeated failures to protect workers from silica dust and occupational noise. A U.S.

A countertop cutter creates a cloud of dust at a shop in Sun Valley in 2023. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) California regulators voted Thursday to impose a permanent set of workplace rules ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently reported its first confirmed case of silicosis associated with ...

A Cobb County stone product manufacturer will pay $120,000 in penalties after being cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for alleged workplace safety violations related to noise and exposure to ...

Northern Steel Castings Inc. has been cited for two safety and four health violations at its Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc., carbon steel foundry, including for overexposing workers to crystalline silica, a ...

Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even ...

As California regulators consider banning high-silica engineered stone linked to deadly silicosis, countertop manufacturers ...

Research shows that compliance-focused safety training alone rarely delivers lasting risk reduction, prompting calls for ...

You've probably seen fabricated stone countertops on an HGTV remodeling show—and you might even have them in your own home. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The ...

A former stoneworker named Lopez sat confined to his East Bay home, breathing with the help of a whirring oxygen supply machine through clear tubes pronged to his nostrils. After years of making ...

California regulators voted Thursday to impose a permanent set of workplace rules aimed at protecting countertop cutters from silicosis, an incurable disease that has been killing young workers. The ...

You've probably seen fabricated stone countertops on an HGTV remodeling show—and you might even have them in your own home. The durable, affordable, and highly customizable product debuted in Italy in ...