You only need to be exposed to a very small amount of silica dust daily for it to be harmful http://t.co/RTbeZQt8Pi pic.twitter.com/b0dK1BfTCI
— Arco (@ArcoSafety) September 18, 2014
In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – owned by Swiss giant Holcim – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.
Thursday, 18 September 2014
Even very small amounts of silica dust are harmful
We've written about the dangers of silica dust or respirable crystalline silica before. It is an invisibly fine dust generated when quarrying and processing sand and gravel.