Ukunciphisa ukungeniswa kunye nokusetyenziswa kwequartz yobunjineli kunokuba linyathelo elikufutshane eOstreliya.
Ngomhla wama-28 kuFebruwari abasebenzi bezempilo kunye nokhuseleko lwabasebenzi bawo onke amazwe kunye nemimandla bavumelana ngamxhelo-mnye nesindululo soMphathiswa we-Federal Workplace uTony Burke sokucela i-Safe Work Australia (i-Australia elingana ne-Health & Safety Executive) ukulungiselela isicwangciso sokuvala iimveliso.
Esi sigqibo silandela isilumkiso seManyano yoLwakhiwo, amaHlathi, iMaritime, iMigodi naMandla (CFMEU) ngoNovemba (funda ingxelo ngaloo nto.Apha) ukuba amalungu ayo ayeke ukwenza i-quartz ukuba urhulumente akazange ayivale nge-1 kaJulayi 2024.
EVictoria, elinye lamazwe aseOstreliya, iinkampani sele zifumene imvume yokwenza iquartz yobunjineli.Umthetho ofuna ilayisensi uye waziswa kunyaka ophelileyo.Iinkampani kufuneka zingqine ukuba ziyayithobela imiqathango yokhuseleko ukuze zifumane ilayisenisi kwaye kufuneka zinike ulwazi kubafaki-zicelo bemisebenzi malunga neengozi zempilo ezayanyaniswa nokuba sesichengeni kwisililika eyikristale ephefumlayo (RCS).Kufuneka baqinisekise ukuba abasebenzi banikwa izixhobo zokuzikhusela (PPE) kunye noqeqesho lokulawula umngcipheko wokuba sesichengeni sothuli.
U-Cosentino, umenzi we-quartz ye-Silestone ehamba phambili kwimarike, uthe kwingxelo ekholelwa ukuba imimiselo yaseVictoria ibeka ibhalansi efanelekileyo phakathi kokuphucula ukhuseleko lwabasebenzi, ukukhusela imisebenzi ye-4,500 yamatye amatye (kunye nemisebenzi kulwakhiwo olubanzi kunye nokwakhiwa kwendlu. kwicandelo), ngelixa besabonelela abathengi ngomgangatho ophezulu, iimveliso ezizinzileyo kumakhaya abo kunye / okanye amashishini.
Ngomhla we-28 ngoFebruwari uTony Burke uvakalise ithemba lokuba imimiselo ingabhalwa ekupheleni kwalo nyaka ukukhawulela okanye ukuvimbela ukusetyenziswa kwe-quartz yobunjineli kuwo wonke amazwe.
Uxelwe ngu7Iindaba(nabanye) eOstreliya besithi: “Ukuba into yokudlala yabantwana ibisonakalisa okanye ibulala abantwana besiya kuyikhupha ezishelufini – mangaphi amawaka abasebenzi ekufuneka bafe ngaphambi kokuba senze okuthile ngeemveliso zesilika?Asinakuqhubeka siyilibazisa oku.Lixesha lokuba sicinge ngokuvalwa komsebenzi.Andizimisele ukulinda ngendlela abantu ababesenza ngayo ngeasbestos.”
Nangona kunjalo, i-Safe Work Australia ithatha indlela enzima ngakumbi, icebisa ukuba kunokubakho inqanaba lokunqunyulwa kwe-crystalline silica kwiimveliso kunye nokuba ukuvalwa kunokunxulumana nokusika okomileyo kunento ngokwayo.
Abavelisi be-quartz yobunjineli baye baba ngamaxhoba okuthengisa kwabo xa kuziwa kwi-silica.Baye bathanda ukugxininisa amanqanaba aphezulu e-quartz yendalo kwiimveliso zabo, ngokuphindaphindiweyo bathi bangama-95% (okanye into efanayo) i-quartz yendalo (eyi-crystalline silica).
Kuyalahlekisa kuba kulapho amacandelo alinganiswa ubunzima, kwaye i-quartz inzima kakhulu kune-resin edibanisa kwi-quartz worktop.Ngomthamo, i-quartz ihlala i-50% okanye ngaphantsi kwemveliso.
Umgxeki unokucebisa ukuba ngokutshintsha nje indlela umlinganiselo wequartz kwimveliso uboniswa ngayo, i-quartz yobunjineli inokuphepha nakuphi na ukuvalwa okusekwe kumyinge we-crystalline silica kwimveliso.
I-Cosentino iye yahamba phambili ngokutshintshela enye i-quartz kwi-Silestone HybriQ + yayo ngeglasi, eyindlela eyahlukileyo ye-silica engaziwa ukuba ibangele i-silicosis.I-Cosentino ngoku ikhetha ukubiza i-Silestone ehlaziyiweyo ngokuba 'ngumphezulu weminerali engumxube' kunequartz.
Kwingxelo malunga nomxholo we-silica we-crystalline we-Silestone kunye ne-teknoloji ye-HybriQ, i-Cosentino ithi iqulethe ngaphantsi kwe-40% ye-silica ye-crystalline.UMlawuli wase-UK uPaul Gidley uthi oko kulinganiswa ngobunzima.
Akunjalo kuphela i-silicosis enokuthi ibangele ukuphefumla uthuli xa usenza i-worktops.Kukho iimeko ezahlukeneyo zemiphunga eziye zanxulunyaniswa nomsebenzi kwaye kuye kwakho isiphakamiso sokuba i-resin kwi-quartz inegalelo kwingozi yokuphefumla uthuli ngenxa yokusikwa kunye nokupolisha iquartz, enokuthi ichaze ukuba kutheni abo bayilwayo babonakala beyinyani. Usengozini kwaye kutheni i-silicosis ibonakala ikhula ngokukhawuleza kubo.
Ingxelo yeSafe Work Australia iza kunikezelwa kubaphathiswa.Kulindeleke ukuba kucebise ngeentshukumo ezintathu: iphulo lemfundo nokwazisa;ulawulo olungcono lothuli lwesilica kuwo onke amashishini;uhlalutyo olongezelelweyo kunye ne-scoping yokuvinjelwa kokusetyenziswa kwelitye lobunjineli.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Mar-01-2023