There have been concerns by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that workers in the ceramics sector have an increased likelihood of being affected by silicosis as a result of prolonged use of raw materials which contain quartz, feldspar and china clay. The quartz component of the raw materials causes the formation fine dusts which contain small particles that in some cases contain Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS). Excessive exposure especially for a long period of time leads to a pulmonary fibrosis (silicosis) which results in incapacity and sometimes death. The objective of this study is to access if there Continue reading...