The CFMEU has called on the mining industry to act after around 70 cases of silica dust breaches were recorded in Queensland in the past 15 months... Read full article: SBS News
Coal miner's death after silicosis diagnosis a warning on dangerous dust levels
Queensland miner Tyrone Buckton never spent a day underground but last week died after being diagnosed with silicosis. The lung disease is caused by high levels of exposure to silica dust, which the union says could pose a greater workplace hazard than coal dust.... Read full article: ABC News