this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2023
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  1. We're trying to improving working conditions and pay.

  2. We're trying to reduce the numbers of hours a person has to work.

  3. We talk about the end of paid work being mandatory for survival.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Love the one downvote. Makes it seem like someone needs their counter top of suffering, more than the lives of those who made it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Link doesn't work. I think the text and URL are reversed. Copy link just returns "url".

[–] kamills 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can't the stone be cut and handled without generating airborn dust?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some locations in Australia already had controls in place, such as requiring integrated water delivery systems and on tool dust extraction. PPE was a legal requirement on top of that. With all that it must have been decided it was still too dangerous, so I support the decision.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In another post about the same one of the comments was that despite the regulations workplace safety was bullshit and more people got sick. So the authorities decided it's simpler to ban the thing altogether than to try to force everyone to comply to the regulations.

Not sure if that's a good decision but it seems like the one with less casualties

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Airfed masks with the correct filter is perfectly fine. Combined with water suppression on the Stone cutting machine.

Decent ones can be pricey at about £700 each but that's cheaper than someone getting silicosis.

[–] kamills 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what I figured. Sounds like they have a hard time enforcing and checking people get the correct PPE.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah my company offers "Wear your PPE or hand in your notice" mentality