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Kitchen Stone Cutting Dust Sparks Serious Safety Alerts Toxic Dust in Kitchen Factories Exposes Widespread Neglect UK Kitchen Counter Factories Face Massive Safety Backlash Engineered Stone Dust Crisis: 58% of UK Workshops Flout Safety
Inspectors find major health hazards in kitchen worktop factories as toxic stone dust puts stonemasons at risk across the UK. Sky News reveals safety inspectors found major violations at 58% of stone countertop workshops, threatening workers with fatal lung disease. HSE inspections uncover alarming safety failures across 58% of quartz countertop workshops, putting stonemasons at risk of lethal lung damage. Leaked safety data exposes critical violations in quartz worktop factories, sparking urgent calls for bans as silicosis cases surge among stonemasons.