BLOG: Serious health risks linked to respirable crystalline silica in stone benchtop industry
We welcome Dr Sharyn Gaskin from Adelaide Exposure Science and Health for a guest blog post.
Members of the Environment Institute contributed to the Australian and New Zealand Society of held in Adelaide 27-30 October 2019.
Dr , Senior Research Fellow in Occupational and Environmental Health, Adelaide Exposure Science and Health (), 成人大片 was invited to present in a multidisciplinary special session titled: alongside consulting and thoracic physicians and radiologists. The special event featured some of Australia鈥檚 leading experts in silicosis.
The serious health risks associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica for workers in the stone benchtop industry are a cause for deep concern, and are likely to have significant and widespread impacts on workers and the industry. The session explored the epidemiology and practical implications for screening, monitoring, health surveillance and exposure prevention.
Prof , Professor in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Adelaide Exposure Science and Health, also presented at the meeting on 鈥淓xposure Science - building new bridges in occupational and environmental health鈥.
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