OpenSilica Dust (Exposure) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the prevention, monitoring and reporting of silicosis and other lung diseases caused by occupational exposure to silica dust; to make provision about a programme of screening for silicosis; to introduce certain requirements and prohibitions on working practices associated with exposure to silica dust, including a prohibition on the dry-cutting of high-silica engineered stone; to make provision about the role of the Health and Safety Executive in relation to occupational exposure to silica dust; and for connected purposes.

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