A workplace safety board in California will vote on whether the state should ban the cutting of high-silica quartz countertop ...

Ryan Fenton was diagnosed with silicosis at the age of 47 and is among those who want to see quartz kitchen worktops banned ...

When cut or polished, the slabs release clouds of microscopic dust that can scar the lungs beyond repair, causing a deadly ...

There is no cure for Smarsh’s condition. He tries to slow the progression with “piles of meds,” he said, but things will ...

DENVER - Researchers from National Jewish Health conducted what is believed to be the largest systematic review of silicosis in mineral miners ...

Kitchen giants Wren are among firms joining a new safety kitemark scheme launching this week to protect workers from a deadly lung disease, following campaigning by The i Paper ...

A new federal report lists numerous problems miners face in receiving benefits. A former coal miner and advocate on the ...

The most severe cases are increasingly appearing in miners who are still relatively young, including workers in their 30s and ...

The national climbing organisation has objected and launched an online petition against the application arguing it is “widely ...

Recent expert reviews have identified top-performing cat litters that balance odor control, dust reduction, and multi-cat suitability. Options range from advanced clumping clay formulas to natural ...