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CBS News: Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry
Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry March 12, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News Add CBS News on Google César Manuel González,…
Read MoreSupport the WOEMA Petition To Prohibit the Use of Engineered Stone Containing Crystalline Silica
Dear colleagues:
We ask for your support for the recent WOEMA petition to prohibit all fabrication and installation tasks on engineered stone that contains more than 1% crystalline silica….
Read MoreSome engineered stone countertop workers facing deadly lung disease from silica exposure
Thousands of workers in the engineered stone industry are falling ill due to silicosis. What doctors are saying needs to happen. Read the story…
Read MoreNPR: Kitchen Countertop Workers Are Dying. Some Lawmakers Want to Ban Their Lawsuits
An epidemic of a deadly lung disease among hundreds of workers who cut kitchen and bathroom countertops has regulators on opposite sides of the country considering two drastically different responses this week. Read and listen to the podcast…
Read MoreWOEMA Submits Petition to Revise 8 CCR § 5204 (Occupational Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica)
On December 12, 2025 WOEMA formally submitted a petition to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to revise 8 CCR § 5204 (Occupational Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica) to prohibit all fabrication and installation tasks on engineered stone that contains more than 1% crystalline silica. This action reflects WOEMA’s ongoing commitment to worker health and the prevention of serious occupational disease.
Read MoreWOEMA Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month
WOEMA Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month Dear WOEMA Members and Colleagues, In October 2025, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)—an annual recognition of…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS! Occupational Health MDs Call for Immediate Action to Save NIOSH
The recent decision to terminate a majority of the workforce at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), by June 2025, is a dangerous and shortsighted move that…
Read MoreWOHC 2025 Sponsor-Exhibitor Registration Now Open!
Please join us in Salt Lake City, UT at the Grand American Hotel for the Western Occupational Health Conference (WOHC) from September 25- 27, 2025. This annual conference brings together…
Read MoreEarly Bird Registration Deadline Extended to July 16!
The Early Bird registration discount for WOHC 2024 has been extended through July 16th. Register NOW and save!
Read MoreWOEMA Celebrates Juneteenth 2024
WOEMA Celebrates Juneteenth 2024 Dear WOEMA Community, Juneteenth commemorates June 19 1865, when news of of the end of slavery reached Galveston, Texas, almost two years after the signing of the…
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