Former OSHA head suggests Countertop Industry to Replace Quartz with Safer Recycled Glass Alternatives Amid Rising Silicosis Cases
“He suggested that the industry look for safer substitutes, such as slabs made from recycled glass.” A recent investigation by The New York Times spotlights a growing health crisis affecting stone fabricators: workers who cut engineered quartz countertops are developing silicosis, a serious and irreversible lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust. According to […]