Silica Exposure - Artificial /Engineered Stone Countertops; How Big is the Problem?

Date: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 - Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Location: Online
Event Type: Webinar

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Join this Workplace Health Without Borders webinar on Silica Exposure.

For the last 10 years we have known about the risk of silicosis to workers who sand, grind, and cut engineered/artificial stone countertops. This material contains more than 90% respirable crystalline silica and includes organic compounds such as phthalic anhydride. Learn more about these risks around the world.

Title: Part A - Artificial /Engineered Stone Countertops; How Big is the Problem?
Date:
February 02, 2023
Time:
5:00-7:30pm EST

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Agenda:

5:00-5:10 - Introduction and Welcome
Kevin Hedges (Canada) and David Goldsmith (US)
5:10-5:25 - World-wide countertop industry, Workers at risk, and cost of treatment

David Goldsmith (US)
5:25-5:40 Initial findings of countertop workers’ pulmonary health and treatment

M. Kramer (Israel)
5:40-6:00 Findings and policies in Australia

Graeme Edwards, Ryan Hoy (Australia)
6:00-6:20 Findings in US and California

Robert Harrison, Sheiphali Gandhi, Jane C. Fazio (US)
6:20-6:35 What is Being Done in UK and EU?

Susan Hambling (UK)
6:35-6:45 Application of the Silica Control Too
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Melanie Norman Ng (Canada)
6:45-6:55 Communicating Risk to Spanish-speaking workers

Alma Galvan (US)
6:55-7:05 Pathology Issues of Acute Silicosis

Jerrold Abraham (US)
7:05-7:30 Roundtable & Questions

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The second part of this webinar will share the lessons on characterizing and controlling exposures from Australia. It will compare different exposure control methodologies globally and utilize the silica control tool from BC Canada to understand how this tool drives prevention.

Title: Part B - Collectively what can we do to prevent the serious burden of morbidity and mortality from debilitating exposures, and what interventions and advocacy will work?
Date: February 13, 2023
Time: 4:00-6:30pm EST

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Agenda:

4:00-4:10 - Introduction and Welcome
Kevin Hedges (Canada) and David Goldsmith (US)
4:10-4:30 - Review of previous global silica webinars, artificial / engineered stone and what we know so far

Kevin Hedges, WHWB international board member
4:30-5:00 - Working safely with engineered stone – a fabricators perspective

Jason Green WHWB Australia Branch Lead
5:00-5:30 - Utilizing the Canadian BC Safety Construction Alliance Silica Control Tool and recommended interventions from the tool

Dr. Melanie Gorman Ng (Canada)
5:30-6:00 - Panel discussion
What interventions are necessary to work safely with engineered stone in both developed and developing global economies and advocacy?
6:00-6:30 - Q&A
All attendees

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