Engineered stone benchtops are on the way out in Australia following a nationwide ban that will come into effect later this year. If you’re mid-way through a build or renovation or thinking of ...

The National Dust Disease Taskforce is preparing to read submissions next week on how best to handle the resurgence of the fatal lung disease silicosis. This can develop after breathing in silica dust ...

Tradies will now also be required to comply with new workplace health and safety rules for the handling of all materials containing at least 1 per cent crystalline silica, which can include products ...

Wayne Scott, chief executive of MinEx, the national Health and Safety Council for New Zealand’s extractive sector – mining, quarrying, and tunnelling, wants engineered stone benchtops banned because ...

The recently launched Imperio benchtop range is a well-considered choice. Anyone with a beautiful marble benchtop will know that an upended glass of Pinot on a slab of Carrara can often remain long ...