Artificial Stone Silicosis: Need for Improved Controls.

Rachael M Jones

Annals of work exposures and health 2022 Feb 18

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Silicosis is emerging as a rapidly progressing occupational disease among young workers who fabricate and install artificial stone. Artificial stone is a composite material characterized by high levels of crystalline silica. Recent research has demonstrated high levels of crystalline silica exposures, particularly during dry cutting and finishing tasks, and an association between exposure intensity and duration and adverse respiratory outcomes. Occupational hygienists must move forward with development and implementation of control strategies, with consideration for the conditions of artificial stone work that may make control implementation challenging. © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Occupational Hygiene Society.