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But let's keep enforcing even HARSHER silica rules on the mining industry...

Capitalism demands that people die so I can have a nice fancy countertop. Banning it wouldn't really ban it, it would just make it way more shady and dangerous to do. Workers deserve to be compensated, ofc, but might want to consider other jobs that pay less but are not as hazardous.

There are positive ventilation suites, as they are used for sandblasting or spray painting, masks aren't really useful. It shouldn't be about banning quartz countertops, but about using the correct protection equipment.

Ban for an industry based on profits over a worker’s health. Bah!

"Can't be done safely"? It's not Uranium. Figure it out

"Democracy" under capitalism is a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Everything serves the bourgeoisie. They are the ruling class and they make the rules. We need socialism.

New asbestos. Cement siding too. Need to use Hepa mask along with Hepa vacuum connected to power tool, outdoors.

Does corporatism demand that victims of its products and services be the target of their failures? Is that written down somewhere?

robots and Ai are only for office and creative jobs. humans get to do all the hard labor that kills us.

Profits over people…

Suing the maker of quartz countertops that follows safety rules for harm caused by unscrupulous small companies that don't follow safety rules is like suing Ford Motor Company over drunk drivers.

We recently installed a quartz countertop. They insisted on much more stringent measurements than when I had them done 15 years ago. The sink cutout was done ahead. They drilled for the faucet and soap dispenser at the house, which could have also been done ahead without proper PPE, none for us!

Ok, force those lawmakers to work those jobs for a month.

Well that's the kind of businesses you allow because excuses 🤣

Just to be clear, the ban only extends to working with engineered stone at the work face, it is still OK for it to be prepared in a suitably equipped OHS compliant factory. This will impose additional cost and require much more accuracy and detailed planning. Measure twice cut once in safety.

Why sue the quartz manufacturer? They are reportedly following the safety rules.

Quartz countertops don't kill people people kill people

Can it make money? Yep. Will it hurt people? Who cares, as long as we make money. Aren't there laws against that? Where do you think we invest that money? PACs baby! Only a particular kind of idiot thinks deregulation will help them. Unless you're a CEO, newsflash...