Some engineered stone countertop workers facing deadly lung disease from silica exposure

Engineered stone countertops are found in kitchens nationwide, but some workers who cut these surfaces are facing a silent ...

Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits

Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, ...
IndiaWest

Silicosis Battle Hits Congress, Divides Indian American Businesses

Offering a contrasting view, Gary Talwar, vice president of Natural Stone Resources, an Indian American family business based ...

Indian-origin firms drawn into US debate on silicosis and stone slabs

A US congressional hearing highlighted sharp divisions over worker safety and liability in the stone slab industry, as ...
Los Angeles Times

California bill calls for certification for stonecutting shops amid worker deaths from silicosis

Senate Bill 20 would create a system to certify fabrication shops where workers cut stone slabs to fashion them into countertops. Manufacturers could provide their slabs only to certified shops.
Los Angeles Times

California could require licenses for stonecutting shops amid deaths of young workers

As growing numbers of countertop cutters in California suffer from an incurable and deadly lung disease, lawmakers are seeking to clamp down on which businesses can legally perform such work. Health ...