Silica dust exists in both inhalable and respirable forms, but it is respirable crystalline silica (RCS) – the smallest, most ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that over 2 million U.S. workers are exposed to silica dust annually, particularly in construction activities like cutting ...

Nanoparticles (NPs) are materials whose dimensions range from 1 to 1,000 nanometers (nm). Due to their nano-scale dimensions ...

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Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Researchers working to prevent those deaths have received layoff notices.

Now, thanks to the anti-worker, anti-regulatory actions Trump and his enablers in Congress are forcing through, our jobs may become even more dangerous. That’s very bad news in a country where a ...

Bipartisan support for miner safety came from Virginia Democratic senators Tim Warner ... of specialized research labs where NIOSH scientists studied the effects of silica, coal dust and mold on the ...

The Minns Labor Government has appointed Janet Schorer as its inaugural SafeWork NSW Commissioner to further strengthen its efforts to protect workers.

With Berkshire Concrete Corp. set to apply for its annual permit in the fall, Select Board member Tony Pagliarulo says the ...

Beyond bricks and mortar, Dale Alcock and ABN Group are driving cultural and social change across WA’s construction sector.

“The rice method has become this almost automatic response that people have when their phone gets wet, but it’s really more ...

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