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Ikea's Australian branch says it will stop selling kitchen benchtops made of engineered stone, a material that's been linked to a lung disease epidemic ...
Australia has become the first country to ban engineered stone, a popular material for kitchen and bathroom benchtops, after documenting hundreds of cases of silicosis in workers in the industry who were exposed to dust from cutting the product. Work health and safety ministers approved a ban on the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone on 13 December, which will come into effect in most Australian jurisdictions in July 2024. Clinicians, unions, and medical organisations, including the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Cancer Council Australia, welcomed the news....
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Study finds number of Irish companies with some staff working remotely increased from 7% before the pandemic to 32% afterwards
One of the co-authors of the research said that employers may not realise the business case for investing in mental health and wellbeing.