If quarry companies controlled dust emissions – for workers and others living around their sites – articles like this would not keep appearing:
HSENI News Release: Quarry workers five times more likely to die from COPD. Read more at https://t.co/R7TISK7Z37 pic.twitter.com/CqckxXtu1N— HSENI (@Hsenigov) December 10, 2019
The health impact of dust from quarries has been known about for decades, and what's been done? According to a HSENI inspector:
Industry has been working on the preparation of a strategy to deal with dust and limit the exposure to the workforce. It is now time to have these strategies fully implemented.
