Building Practice causing deaths & serious illnesses as reported in Qld Australia
Tuesday, September 18th, 2018AN IMMEDIATE ban has been issued on a certain building practice after dozens of new cases of the disease silicosis are brought to our attention.
Recent cases of trades people contracting the life-threatening lung disease prompted the Queensland government to announce an immediate ban on dry-cutting artificial stone benchtops.
More than 20 new cases have come forward in the past three weeks alone – including six terminal cases.
Andrew White is a Gold Coast stonemason who went public with his diagnosis, urging other tradies to protect themselves.