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THE BANNING OF ENGINEERED STONE IN AUSTRALIA: AN EVIDENCE-BASED AND PRECAUTIONARY POLICY
| العنوان: | THE BANNING OF ENGINEERED STONE IN AUSTRALIA: AN EVIDENCE-BASED AND PRECAUTIONARY POLICY |
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| المؤلفون: | Cavalin, Catherine, Menéndez-Navarro, Alfredo, Lescoat, Alain |
| المساهمون: | CERMES3 - Centre de recherche Médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société (CERMES3 - UMR 8211 / U988 / UM 7), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Universidad de Granada = University of Granada (UGR), Hôpital Sud CHU Rennes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes CHU Rennes = Rennes University Hospital Pontchaillou, Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail (Irset), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Rennes (UR)-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique EHESP (EHESP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes (Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique), Projet FACING SILICA, 2024-2028, Fondation pour la recherche médicale (FRM)International Research Project (IRP) PIEDRA, 2024-2026, CNRS SHS |
| المصدر: | ISSN: 2755-1938 ; International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services ; https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04856021 ; International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, In press. |
| بيانات النشر: | CCSD SAGE |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Silicosis, Crystalline silica, Engineered stone, Australia, Prohibition, Systemic diseases, Autoimmune diseases, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] |
| الوصف: | International audience ; On December 13, 2023, Australia became the first country to ban engineered stone. This material contains more than 80 percent crystalline silica, agglomerated with resins, metal oxides and other (potentially toxic) substances. Engineered stone has become a mass-market product since the late 1990s and has contributed to a worldwide resurgence of accelerated forms of silicosis and a notable incidence of systemic diseases. Such a ban is a very rare event in a world where the regulatory framework governing the use of toxic substances in the workplace is generally limited to setting exposure limits. The Australian decision is exemplary in many respects: it is based on public consultation with all stakeholders, it contributes to updating biomedical knowledge that industries seek to conceal or undermine, and it is based on a realistic vision of real working conditions. In the absence of any evidence that lowering the silica content of this material would reduce occupational hazards related to toxic cocktail effects, this ban implements an evidence-based and precautionary public health policy. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| الاتاحة: | https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04856021 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04856021v1/document https://shs.hal.science/halshs-04856021v1/file/2025_Cavalin_Men%C3%A9ndez-Navarro_Lescoat_THE%20BANNING%20OF%20ENGINEERED%20STONE%20IN%20AUSTRALIA_AN%20EVIDENCE-BASED%20AND%20PRECAUTIONARY%20POLICY%20-%20IJSDHHS_version%20HAL.pdf |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.1956997D |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |