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For me, the essential summary of the comments was this one: “All this thanks to synthetic stone - important note for countertops owners, if you want to make su
by pavlov 3y ago
For me, the essential summary of the comments was this one:
“All this thanks to synthetic stone - important note for countertops owners, if you want to make sure you don't support the product”
- CharlesW 3y agoIt's not quite that simple, since people working with natural stone get silicosis too. Natural stone may be up to 50% silica.
- pixl97 3y agoYes, but not really. There are piles of industry around the world that deal with silica and don't have workers dying left and right. There are also piles of industries that do have workers dying left and right. The difference is not in the danger of the materials. The difference is supplying safety equipment and having a culture that demands the use of it. Regulations work.
- kwhitefoot 3y ago> Regulations work. When enforced.
- dang 3y ago(This was originally a reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37646198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37646198 but I've moved it because we merged the threads.)