Ukukhawulela ukungeniswa nokusetshenziswa kwe-quartz yobunjiniyela kungenzeka ukuthi sekusondele kakhulu e-Australia.
Ngomhla zingama-28 kuFebhruwari ongqongqoshe bezempilo nomsebenzi wezokuphepha bazo zonke izifundazwe nezifunda bavumelana ngazwi linye nesiphakamiso sikaNgqongqoshe Wendawo Yokusebenzela Umbuso uTony Burke sokucela i-Safe Work Australia (i-Australia elingana ne-Health & Safety Executive) ukuthi ilungiselele uhlelo lokuvala imikhiqizo.
Lesi sinqumo silandela isexwayiso seNyunyana enamandla yezoKwakha, Ezamahlathi, Zasolwandle, Izimayini kanye Nezamandla (CFMEU) ngoNovemba (funda umbiko ngalokholapha) ukuthi amalungu ayo azoyeka ukwenza i-quartz uma uhulumeni engayivimbanga ngomhlaka-1 Julayi 2024.
E-Victoria, esinye sezifundazwe zase-Australia, izinkampani sezivele zinelayisensi yokwenza i-quartz yobunjiniyela. Umthetho odinga amalayisensi wethulwa ngonyaka odlule. Izinkampani kufanele zibonise ukuthi ziyayithobela yini izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuze zithole ilayisense futhi kudingeka ukuthi zinikeze ulwazi kubafaki izicelo zomsebenzi mayelana nobungozi bezempilo obuhambisana nokuchayeka ku-silica ecwebezelayo ephefumulayo (RCS). Kufanele baqinisekise ukuthi abasebenzi banikezwa imishini yokuzivikela (i-PPE) nokuqeqeshwa ukuze balawule izingozi zokuchayeka othulini.
UCosentino, umenzi we-Silestone quartz ehamba phambili emakethe, uthe esitatimendeni ukholelwa ukuthi imithethonqubo yaseVictoria ishaya ibhalansi efanele phakathi kokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwabasebenzi, ukuvikela imisebenzi yamatshe angama-4,500 XNUMX (kanye nemisebenzi ekwakhiweni okubanzi nokwakhiwa kwezindlu. sector), kuyilapho zisahlinzeka abathengi ngekhwalithi ephezulu, imikhiqizo esimeme yamakhaya abo kanye/noma amabhizinisi.
Ngomhla zingama-28 kuFebhuwari uTony Burke uzwakalise ithemba lokuthi imithethonqubo ingabhalwa ekupheleni kwalo nyaka ikhawulele noma ivimbele ukusetshenziswa kwe-quartz yobunjiniyela kuzo zonke izifundazwe.
Ubikwa ngu7Izindaba(nabanye) e-Australia bethi: “Uma ithoyizi lezingane belilimaza noma libulala izingane besilikhipha emashalofini – zingaki izinkulungwane zabasebenzi okufanele zife ngaphambi kokuthi senze okuthile ngemikhiqizo ye-silica? Asikwazi ukulokhu sikubambezela lokhu. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sicabangele ukuvinjelwa. Angizimisele ukulinda ngendlela abantu abebenza ngayo nge-asbestos.”
Kodwa-ke, i-Safe Work Australia ithatha indlela eguquguqukayo, ephakamisa ukuthi kungase kube nezinga lokunqanyulwa kwe-crystalline silica emikhiqizweni nokuthi ukuvinjelwa kungase kuhlobane nokusikwa okomile esikhundleni sempahla ngokwayo.
Abakhiqizi be-quartz yobunjiniyela sebephenduke izisulu zokumaketha kwabo uma kukhulunywa nge-silica. Babevame ukuthanda ukugcizelela amazinga aphezulu e-quartz yemvelo emikhiqizweni yabo, ngokuvamile bathi bangama-95% (noma into efanayo) i-quartz yemvelo (okuyi-crystalline silica).
Iyadukisa kancane ngoba yilapho izingxenye zikalwa ngesisindo, futhi i-quartz inzima kakhulu kune-resin eyihlanganisa ndawonye endaweni yokusebenza ye-quartz. Ngokwevolumu, i-quartz ivamise ukuba ngu-50% noma ngaphansi komkhiqizo.
Umgxeki angase aphakamise ukuthi ngokumane aguqule indlela ingxenye ye-quartz emkhiqizweni ethulwa ngayo, i-quartz enjiniyela ingagwema noma yikuphi ukuvinjelwa okusekelwe kungxenye ye-crystalline silica emkhiqizweni.
U-Cosentino uye wahamba ibanga elide ngokufaka ingilazi esikhundleni senye ye-quartz ku-Silestone HybriQ+, okuwuhlobo oluhlukile lwe-silica olungaziwa ukuthi lubangela i-silicosis. I-Cosentino manje ikhetha ukubiza i-Silestone yayo eguqulwe kabusha ngokuthi 'i-hybrid mineral surface' kune-quartz.
Esitatimendeni esimayelana nokuqukethwe kwe-silica ecwebezelayo ye-Silestone yayo enobuchwepheshe be-HybriQ, u-Cosentino uthi iqukethe i-silica ecwebezelayo engaphansi kuka-40%. Umqondisi wase-UK uPaul Gidley uthi lokho kukalwa ngesisindo.
Akuyona nje i-silicosis engabangelwa ukuhogela uthuli lapho kwakhiwa izindawo zokusebenza. Kunezimo ezihlukahlukene zamaphaphu ezihlotshaniswa nomsebenzi futhi kuye kwaba nesiphakamiso sokuthi i-resin ekwi-quartz inomthelela engozini yokuhogela uthuli ngenxa yokusika nokupholisha i-quartz, okungase kuchaze ukuthi kungani labo abayenzayo ibonakale ikakhulukazi. sengozini nokuthi kungani i-silicosis ibonakala ikhula ngokushesha kuzo.
Umbiko weSafe Work Australia uzokwethulwa kungqongqoshe. Kulindeleke ukuthi kunconywe izenzo ezintathu: umkhankaso wokufundisa nokuqwashisa; ukulawulwa okungcono kothuli lwe-silica kuzo zonke izimboni; ukuhlaziya okwengeziwe kanye nokuhlelwa kokuvinjelwa kokusetshenziswa kwetshe lobunjiniyela.
I-Safe Work izokwethula umbiko mayelana nokuvinjelwa okungenzeka zingakapheli izinyanga eziyisithupha futhi izobhala imithethonqubo ekupheleni konyaka.
Ongqongqoshe bazophinde bahlangane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukuze babuyekeze inqubekelaphambili.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-01-2023