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STONEMASON TV ROLE PROMPTS HSE VISIT AND PROSECUTION

Posted on 26th October 2011
Action not taken despite dust 300% above safe levels and enforcement notice

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MANAGING PAVING, ROAD AND HIGHWAYS HEALTH RISKS

Posted on 21st October 2011
HSE seek working group members to improve health through supply chain

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PUBLIC RISK FROM DUST AND RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA

Posted on 3rd August 2011
Low levels reported but demolition and cut-off saws may still be a ‘problem’ 

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HEALTH SURVEILLANCE FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO SILICA

Posted on 16th November 2010
Report by HSL considers appropriate health surveillance standards

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REVISED GUIDANCE ON RESPIRATOR FACE FITTING

Posted on 20th July 2010
HSE Inspectors to take action where RPE face fit testing inadequate

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SILICA RISK DURING CONCRETE CUTTING

Posted on 7th June 2010
Guidance to Inspectors illustrates risk, precautions and enforcement policy

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SILICA DUST IS AIRED

Posted on 17th February 2010
Workforce warned of danger in cutting stone, concrete or masonry

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AIRBORNE SILICA CAUSED LUNG DAMAGE

Posted on 5th February 2010
Failure to control silica dust exposure prompts hefty fine

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SILICOSIS RISK TO STONEMASONS

Posted on 6th November 2009
Stoneworker events aims to clear the air on harmful dust

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REGULATOR TO ACT ON SILICA CONTROL

Posted on 27th August 2009
Guidance for Inspectors heralds HSE crackdown on silica risk

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CRYSTALLINE SILICA RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 23rd July 2009
USA and UK regulators provide wealth of information on controls

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CONSULTANT AND CLIENT PROSECUTED

Posted on 25th February 2009
Inadequate assessment lands consultant and client in Court

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SILICA EXPOSURE AND CONTROL

Posted on 19th February 2009
Survey reveals construction ‘Silica Baseline’ at low level

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HEALTH RISK SILICA DUST

Posted on 21st January 2009
New video on controlling silica dust from cut-off saws

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HEALTH RISK ‘SILICA DUST’

Posted on 7th January 2009
Campaign to control silica dust exposure

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SILICA RISK RE-POINTING

Posted on 16th September 2008
NIOSH issue guidance on silica dust control during re-pointing

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SILICA RISK SAND BLASTING

Posted on 16th September 2008
Use of sand containing free silica for sandblasting

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