Solid surface benchtops can have the look of stone ... which is technically a type of engineered stone but is excluded from the Australian ban as long as products do not contain resin.

If you need to remove an engineered stone benchtop, Ms Cole recommends taking ... said it was disappointed to see a ban "on only one type of product containing crystalline silica" and the ...

Deciding on which types of kitchen countertops are best for ... Newer options, such as poured concrete and engineered stone, also present good alternatives. Even laminate looks better than what ...

composite or manufactured stone — the type used for kitchen benchtops. But this is not the first time we’ve been alerted to the long-term effects of exposure to hazardous dust. Think asbestos.

Engineered stone benchtops are phenomenally popular but a ... or RCS). Quartz is a type of crystalline silica. Silicosis can be fatal, while exposure to silica dust can also lead to lung cancer ...

Silica dust is created by cutting, drilling, grinding, or polishing certain types of stone ... if the kitchen benchtop remains untouched by residents. It's when the stone is cut that the dust ...

Ken Parker, a silicosis sufferer who was cutting 40 benchtops a day before he was ... who will continue to handle types of stone containing levels of harmful silica higher – sometimes ...

Artificial or engineered stone benchtops have seen a rise in popularity in Australian homes as a cheap and attractive alternative to marble or granite. The National Dust Diseases Taskforce says ...

Video / NZHerald / New Zealand Story Doctors have called on the Government to follow Australia’s lead and ban or rigorously control the popular benchtop material engineered stone, over links to ...