News from Other Sources

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)