When you're tired of your old kitchen countertops and are ready for a change, you need to take several steps before a kitchen countertop installation. One of the first steps is deciding exactly what ...

Plaintiffs allege that defendants such as Home Depot and Lowe's knew that engineered stone products, notably quartz ...

Engineered stone has become a popular alternative to natural stone and synthetic countertops throughout the U.S. However, workers who cut, polish, and install engineered stone countertops have ...

Quartz countertops have become a staple of many a high-end kitchen, but the path to getting them there is paved with risk. Quartz is also called engineered stone because it is made by binding crushed ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced an OSHA initiative aiming to improve enforcement and compliance in the engineered stone fabrication and installation industries. “Many workers in the ...

Engineered stone's marble look, without marble's issues, has become a designer and homeowner favorite. “Beloved for their versatility and functionality, white quartz countertops (also referred to as ...

California workplace safety regulators want to completely ban kitchen quartz countertops because they are linked to an incurable lung disease in the workers who make them. The state’s Occupational ...

From today, engineered stone is banned in Australia in a bid to protect workers from inhaling deadly silica dust, which has long been linked to diseases such as lung cancer and silicosis. The ban on ...

Engineered stone, also known as artificial stone or composite stone, has become a popular material in the construction and design industries due to its aesthetic appeal and durability. It’s become the ...

The state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to adopt a petition to ban engineered stone containing more ...

Sandra Elliott wants stonemasons to be protected from contracting silicosis by breathing in dangerous dust particles while ...