THE only stand-alone medical research institute in Australia dedicated to dust-related diseases has welcomed unified action to ban engineered stone, which causes silicosis.
Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute Chair Peter Tighe said that the ban announced today would save lives and is a tribute to the strong community and union-led campaign against the product.
"The reality is that silicosis and other dust-related diseases caused by occupational exposure are entirely preventable - Australian workers are now dying because of the market for these vanity products."
Most Australian states and territories have publicly supported a ban on engineered stone over this year, and the Federal Govt's decision today imposes a ban at a national level.
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