{"id":12520,"date":"2024-04-04T07:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T11:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/ca\/?p=12520"},"modified":"2024-04-05T14:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:06:38","slug":"understanding-silica-dust-and-silicosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/ca\/understanding-silica-dust-and-silicosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Silica Dust and Silicosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<section id=\"dfx-block-763c628c\" class=\"questions-answers\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"qa-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is silica?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silica is one of the most common minerals on the planet. It can be found in sand and 95 percent of all rocks on Earth, such as granite and marble.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is silica used for?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silica is one of the main ingredients used to manufacture everyday building materials like glass, ceramic and porcelain tile, engineered stone, and quartz agglomerates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Is silica bad for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some forms, the answer is yes.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest danger comes from breathing in the small particles of crystalline silica dust created when stone, ceramic, or engineered stone countertops, bricks, concrete, and other building materials containing silica are cut, ground, sanded, drilled, or crushed.<\/p>\n<p>These particles are much smaller than the natural grains of sand found on a beach, which are too big to be inhaled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What happens when you breathe in crystalline silica dust?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because these particles are so small, they can get stuck in lung tissue when you breathe them in. This scars the lungs, causing permanent and serious damage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The chronic disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust is called silicosis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, trouble breathing, and fatigue. Some patients also experience other complications such as tuberculosis, lung cancer, COPD, and kidney<br \/>\ndisease.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Is there a cure for silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, no. This serious lung disease is incurable and can lead to disability and death.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Who is at risk for silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without proper precautions, the people who fabricate, install, and repair these materials are the ones who are exposed to crystalline silica dust and at risk for developing silicosis.<\/p>\n<p>Workers can also be exposed to the dust while dry-brooming areas where the work has been done.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that silica- containing materials do not release crystalline silica dust during normal use after installation. However, protective measures should be taken when installed materials are renovated or removed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How many people have silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the U.S. alone, 2.3 million workers are exposed to crystalline silica<sup>1<\/sup>. More than 12,900 deaths were attributed to silicosis worldwide in 2019<sup>2<\/sup>. In response to this crisis, Australia has prohibited the use, supply, and manufacture of all engineered stone beginning July 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How much exposure to crystalline silica dust is dangerous?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No exposure is considered safe because once the crystalline silica dust is inhaled, it cannot be removed from the lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Problems can develop anywhere from 5-20 years after exposure, but they can also occur after only a few months of exposure, and symptoms can continue to get worse<sup>3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How long do people with silicosis live?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Survival times from the year of diagnosis to death range from 6.8 to 21.5 years, depending on the stage of silicosis<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What should you do if you\u2019ve been exposed to crystalline silica dust or notice symptoms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consult a doctor as soon as possible to make the diagnosis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How can workers protect themselves from silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the US, employers are required to<br \/>\nprotect workers by following OSHA guidelines on respirable crystalline silica<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>These include providing workers with the proper personal protective equipment (PPE), including full-face respirators, monitoring the air, isolating dust-producing operations, using a combination of water and dust shrouds equipped with LEV and HEPA filters, and following appropriate housekeeping guidelines to limit dust exposure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What can designers and end users do to prevent silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The simplest way to prevent workers from being exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust is to <strong>choose materials with zero silica, <a href=\"https:\/\/durasein.com\/ca\/surfaces\/\">such as\u00a0Durasein<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Solid Surface material. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most other countertop materials contain some percentage of crystalline silica, including quartz agglomerate and engineered stone at 90% or more, porcelain at 5-25%, natural granite at 20-45%, and natural marble around 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Because Durasein<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Solid Surface material has zero added silica, it is not linked to silicosis. However, it can still provide the aesthetics and durability people want, along with fewer risks for workers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where can I learn more about silicosis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more insight on this condition, watch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CZmUGFm7Pxs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicosis: is it the \u2018new asbestosis&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vaUeM9lYYnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicosis among stonemasons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/silicosis\/learn-about-silicosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/silicosis\/learn-about-silicosis<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9210623\/#:~:text=More%20than%2012.9%20thousand%20%5B95,attributed%20to%20silicosis%20in%202019.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9210623\/#:~:text=More%20than%2012.9%20thousand%20%5B95,attributed%20to%20silicosis%20in%202019<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/silicosis\/#:~:text=Treating%20silicosis,damage%20can%27t%20be%20reversed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/silicosis\/#:~:text=Treating%20silicosis,damage%20can%27t%20be%20reversed<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16850763\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16850763\/<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/laws-regs\/regulations\/standardnumber\/1910\/1910.1053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/laws-regs\/regulations\/standardnumber\/1910\/1910.1053<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Silica Dust and Silicosis - Durasein CA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the critical health risks of silica dust and silicosis in the construction and manufacturing industries. 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