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6/12/2006 11:29:00 PM | Silica victims suffering recognised 
=(0) The Australian government has officially recognized that there is a link between exposure to silica dust and disease. After an inquiry, the Senate there concluded that Australian workers have not been protected and have not been adequately compensated for their injuries. Australians who worked at jobs such as sandblasting without face mas...
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6/8/2006 5:18:00 PM | State probes fraud claims in silicosis diagnoses =(0) The Attorney General of Texas has launched his own investigation into suspicious litigation of silicosis claims. There is already a congressional probe into the issue, and courts are taking another look at asbestos claims as well. The possibility of fraud came to light when some doctors, testifying in such cases, withdrew their diagnoses....
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6/8/2006 1:09:00 PM | Dismissal of thousands of asbestos suits sought =(0) Allegations of fraud in the medical and legal professions have led to a request in a Pennsylvania court for dismissal of thousands of asbestos lawsuits in the US. Thousands more have already been thrown out, with plaintiffs forced to start the procedure over again in order to be compensated for diseases caused by asbestos exposure such as lung...
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5/17/2006 12:42:00 PM | Silica dust lawsuit filed =(0) A West Virginia electrician who claims unsafe exposure to silica dust in the course of his work, has sued 78 defendants in various aspects of his industry. He claims that the exposure put him at risk for silicosis, cancer, and various other illnesses and that he has suffered physical and mental anguish, loss of earnings and enjoyment and medic...
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5/4/2006 8:16:00 AM | Play sand can be dangerous to children =(0) Even the sandbox can be hazardous to your health. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is studying the effects of sand that is intended for use by children. If the sand contains crystalline silica, it's potentially harmful because the dust can be inhaled and cause breathing problems. Sand of this type is already banned in ...
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3/28/2006 12:37:00 AM | SC Notices On Safety Measures For Silicon Workers =(0) India's Supreme Court is involved in a petition for proper safety measures for workers in India's silicon industry. The People's Rights and Social Res. Centre claims that thousands are contracting the disease which takes years to appear and is progressive and fatal. Current measures of covering the face with cloth are inadequate, the suit alleges.....
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3/27/2006 5:50:00 PM | Winds would blow quarry pollution north: resident =(0) In Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Canada, residents are concerned about a proposed concrete plant and quarry which could cause air pollution in nearby residential areas. Concrete dust contains toxins such as silica which can lead to cancer, silicosis, and other health problems. The site in question is currently zoned for use as a quarry.............
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3/27/2006 3:08:00 AM | EPA exemptions at heart of dust-up =(0) Environmental groups are set to square off against a new EPA proposal which regulates pariculate matter pollution - but not in rural areas. Particularly of concern is the exemption of dust from mining which would include sources of silica dust, a known carcinogen. In favor of the new rules are agricultural and mining groups. A public comment perio...
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3/25/2006 6:38:00 PM | Deadly dust of gem trade kills Chinese =(0) Workers in the Chinese jewelry industry are ailing and dying of silicosis, caused by inhaling silicon particles, or silica dust, in the course of their work cutting gemstones. Working conditions in the factories included unventilated rooms and no face mask protection. The disease takes years to set in after exposure but then is progressive and fata...
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3/21/2006 5:35:00 AM | Energy workers informed about benefits =(0) The US Department of Labor's Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program pays compensation for illnesses caused by work for the US Department of Energy. In Iowa, current and past employees of Ames Laboratory, which performed atomic energy research in the 1940s and 1950s, were recently informed about how to file claims. Silicosis is...
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3/20/2006 5:50:00 PM | Xiushui's Children: Silent Victims - =(0) This is an account of the effects of silicosis on one Chinese village, where hundreds of men are disabled and dying of silicosis contracted in the course of their work in gold mines. With many of their parents dying, children are left without prospects for education. Promised government compensation has not materialized.............
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3/20/2006 8:19:00 AM | A breathless call for justice =(0) The Australian Senate is investigating the high rate of deaths resulting from toxic silica dust exposure and whether safeguards were inadequate thus leading to liability. Silica dust in particular results from sandblasting with silica, a practice that was banned in some countries as long as sixty years ago but was only banned in Victoria, Australia...
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3/8/2006 8:03:00 PM | Silicosis diagnosing doctors take the 5th in congressional hearing =(0) A Congressional Committee hearing brings to light possible shady dealings in litigation for asbestos and silicon related disease. Doctors who diagnosed thousands of claims which are now disputed, refused to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, citing Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination) grounds....
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3/7/2006 5:01:00 AM | Three emigrants, likely from Macedonia, found dead in Italy =(0) The bodies of three twenty-year old men were found in a truck in Italy, apparently suffocated to death by silica dust. They were probably illegal emigrants being smuggled into the country in a truck that transported silica.............
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3/5/2006 12:41:00 PM | The great cosmetics debate =(0) Canada lags behind the U.S. and the E.U. in regulating cosmetic ingredients and labelling requirements. Many ingredients have not been tested for safety or are proven dangerous such as coal tar, formaldehyde and silica. Potential health risks include cancer and infertility. This is a long article with much information about regulations in different...
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3/5/2006 5:24:00 AM | Agency investigates health risks =(0) Residents in the vicinity of a Philadelphia-area concrete crushing facilities are concerned about the quality of air, especially for children in day care near the operation. The main concern regards silica dust which can lead to silicosis, a potentially fatal disease. The companies in question, Horgan Brothers Inc. and Allied Concrete & Supply Corp...
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