Lawmakers Seek Protections For Workers Against Lung Damage Tied To Making Countertops

A worker polishes the edge of a kitchen countertop cut from a slab of quartz, an "engineered stone" that can produce harmful silica dust when cut, ground or polished.

In a letter, they urge the Labor Department to ensure safe levels of silica dust at workplaces that cut popular “engineered stone.” At least 18 workers have recently suffered severe lung damage.

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