Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, ...

Large-scale construction projects involving drilling and demolition generate significant dust, requiring teams to navigate ...

Cases of silicosis among Victorian workers involved in the fabrication and installation of artificial stone benchtops have ...

Medical experts and safety advocates warn that artificial stone silicosis is a growing epidemic, one that mirrors the asbestos crisis of the past century. The disease is irreversible and, with many ...

Residents in a sparsely populated area of Iron County are speaking out against a contractor that's asking Iron County to allow them to build a mine in the area.

A former safety officer has blown the whistle on a culture of "fear and intimidation" within Australia's biggest apartment developer.

The Rowan County Special Operations Task Force has engaged in a number of training programs in recent years, most recently ...

Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...

Experts in workplace safety warn that increased fear among immigrants at risk of deportation could inhibit them from speaking up about health and safety threats on the job.

Introduction Previous studies suggest respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is an important driver of resurgent pneumoconiosis ...

A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...