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Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by zdragnar on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @08:35PM (#38636737)
So hold the people intentionally violating safety practices accountable.

This reeks of unnecessary heavy-handedness that hurts everyone. The specified natural alternative (granite) is nearly half silica and is a known health hazard.

All this regulation does is allow sloppy work that'll kill people a little more slowly.

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Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by thaumasiotes on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @10:28PM (#38637434)
> So hold the people intentionally violating safety practices accountable.

There's already an automatic process for this. They get silicosis.

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Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by Qwertious on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @10:58PM (#38637590)
Anyone else onsite also gets silicosis, too!
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