Crystalline silica, or ‘silica dust’, is a common byproduct of various quarrying processes involving stone, rock, clay, and gravel, and is often generated in high volumes during cutting, grinding, crushing, and transporting materials that contain quartz crystal.
Quarrying and extraction operations are notorious for generating large volumes of dust, arising from the handling and extraction of various aggregates and minerals.
Quarry workers face various worrying long-term respiratory health risks arising from the nature of their work. Many of these are directly linked to the handling and processing of...
Respirable crystalline silica, or RCS, is a significant and potentially life-threatening health hazard found in many quarries throughout the UK.
Silica is one of the most dangerous components to take into your lungs, which is why ‘sandblasting’ is illegal in the UK and many other jurisdictions.