Workplaces like stone workshops are dangerous places, for all manner of reasons… Not least crystalline silica dust. Stone industry workers face some serious long-term dangers like the inhalation of dust particles and silica exposure. These can cause respiratory problems such as asthma. And long-term health issues aren’t far behind. There’s scarring of the lungs (pulmonary […]
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Many will know that I have been talking about this for some time now and that it has been a big focus of mine for the last few years, specifically hundreds of dust collectors supplied by us over the last 5 years. We are actively working on and with technology that can mitigate the exposure […]
Health & Safety – Love It Or Loathe It? Whether it’s silica dust, or lifting and handling, or any other safety concern… And whether it’s the HSE here in the UK, or OSHA on the other side of the Pond in the US, the answer to the question is likely to be the same… I […]
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A couple of weeks ago I spoke at an event in Florida about water recycling and dust handling. A great crowd who were generally surprised by the level of dust in the water in many shops. Whilst on site I was watching the hand polishers work and the morning sun was streaming through an open […]
We are incredibly pleased to announce that effective January 1 2021, Doug Jackson from Athens Tennessee has joined the global Stone Industry Group as our Chief Technical Officer for North America Doug has been working with us for some time on the Turrini USA side of the operation and we have been incredibly impressed with […]
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