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March 2019

12 Mar 2019 – Gold Coast stonemason Anthony White dies from silicosis (9 News)

February 2019

18 Feb 2019 – Workplace exposure standards open for public comment (Safe Work Australia)

October 2018

19 Oct 2018 – AIOH says silicosis in stonemasons should never have happened (AIOH)
11 Oct 2018 – AIOH Position on respirable crystalline silica and its potential for Occupational Health Issues (AIOH)
10 Oct 2018 – The biggest lung disease crisis since asbestos: Our love of stone kitchen benchtops is killing workers (ABC News)

September 2018

12 Sep 2018 – NIOSH Updates Position on Facial Hair, Respirator Use (AIHA)
9 Sep 2018 – Terminal silicosis: Six cases in three weeks prompts urgent government warning to workers (ABC News)

August 2018

30 Aug 2018 – Melbourne factory fire: 30 million litres of toxic water pumped from creek as smoke rises (9News)