• @anthropomorphized
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    1510 months 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

  • @Cypher
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    710 months ago

    The tradesmen impacted would rather die than wear the legally required PPE.

    Right up until theyre dying and then they change their tune.

  • @jordanlund
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    610 months ago

    Link doesn’t work. I think the text and URL are reversed. Copy link just returns “url”.

    • @Mitchie151
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      810 months ago

      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.

      • lad
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        310 months 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

    • @Specal
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      310 months ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

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

        • @Specal
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          110 months ago

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