"They've got it backwards. It's not the lawsuits that should be banned, it's the stone slabs that should be banned, because they are deadly and they cannot be fabricated safely,"
"This demonstrates that quartz can be fabricated safely."
"It's outrageous that these American sweatshops are not being shut down,"
Hundreds of countertop fabricators have developed a deadly lung disease linked to silica dust from cutting engineered quartz, which generates far more respirable silica than natural stone. California regulators are considering a ban on cutting engineered stone to protect workers. A separate proposal in Congress would bar workers from suing slab manufacturers, creating a legal battle over responsibility. A plaintiffs' attorney argues slabs should be banned as unsafe to fabricate. A major slab manufacturer states that controlled fabrication with ventilation and wet cutting can protect workers, while accusing low-cost shops of unsafe practices. Hundreds of lawsuits are pending.
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