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 zinikeze ulwazi kubafake 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 i-silicosis kuphela 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