The true extent of the deadly lung disease affecting stonemasons who cut engineered stone kitchen benchtops is hidden and the entire workforce should be urgently medically tested, according to an ...

Marek Marzec is a Polish stonemason who came to this country in search of work 13 years ago. He found it – in the cutting rooms of kitchen worktop suppliers.

A Far North Queensland stonemason says there has never been a case of silicosis among his staff because his business insists on strict safety protocols. Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke ...

Ballarat silicosis sufferer seeks workers compensation after silica dust exposure making kitchen benches as a stonemason. KG. By Kirra Grimes. Updated March 1 2023 - 3:36pm, first published 4:30am.