Engineered Stone countertops are killing young men.

[Anonymous]

Any real or fake stone is going to have health issues to those who cut it.

[Anonymous]

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Big difference between mixing outside and cutting inside.

Have you been to a warehouse where they cut large slabs and polish? In my first hand experience they have ventilation and huge garage doors that are almost always open.

[Anonymous]

I’m not knowledgeable on this. Is quartz engineered stone? Granite?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is not the countertops themselves, it is the lack of safety practices in the industry. Preventative measures to avoid silicosis are well-known.

It is the countertops themselves. It used to catch up with men who were 60 or 70. Now it's happening to 20-YEAR-OLDS. Stop with your excuses.

Gosh golly, I WISH there was some type of personal protective equipment that a young 20 yr old fabricator could wear that would effectively filter out 99.7% of the particulates generated by stone fabrication!! I just wish someone would patent something like that!!

Sigh. Maybe SOMEday ….
https://www.amazon.com/PD-100-Full-Organic-Vapor-Respirator/dp/B076BSN5NH/ref=asc_df_B076BSN5NH/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507685863577&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11700983385049684337&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007532&hvtargid=pla-877881838449&psc=1

How out of touch are you if you think day laborers and workers are all aware of the dangers of silicosis and knowledgeable about how to buy respirators???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not knowledgeable on this. Is quartz engineered stone? Granite?

No, see the article link in the OP. Natural quartz and granite are not engineered stone. Caesarstone and Cambria is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not knowledgeable on this. Is quartz engineered stone? Granite?

No, see the article link in the OP. Natural quartz and granite are not engineered stone. Caesarstone and Cambria is.

Engineered stones are made when quartz is crushed and then resin is added. Then it is compacted into slabs for counters. Anytime engineered stone it is cut, sanded, drilled, polished, etc. silica is released into the air. The people posting that it is the workers fault and they should just wear masks don't understand the dust goes everywhere. The workers are covered in dust and then wearing those clothes home to further expose themselves and their families. Workers aren't given high quality protective gear including extra clothes. They should be getting lung function tests and lung x-rays every three years (suggested by osha) but it isn't happening because it isn't mandated.

My son is reading going to read Upton Sinclair's the Jungle this year in 11th grade. I am going to save the article for him to read when he is reading the book.