尽管制定了新的安全法,但经过改造的石块硅化症已经杀死了29名美国顶楼工人,其中大多数在加利福尼亚州。 Engineered stone silicosis has killed 29 U.S. countertop workers, mostly in California, despite new safety laws.

与人工石块硅化病有关的日益严重的公共卫生危机已造成29人死亡,并使数以百计的美国顶台工人生病,主要在加利福尼亚州。 在那里,一项新的法律于1月生效,以应对这一危害。 A growing public health crisis linked to artificial stone silicosis has killed 29 people and sickened hundreds of U.S. countertop workers, primarily in California, where a new law took effect in January to address the hazard. 像Oscar这样的45岁的工人,在多年接触含有有毒硅灰的工程石块后,肺部严重受损,导致不可逆转的疾病和生计丧失。 Workers like Oscar, a 45-year-old fabricator, developed severe lung damage after years of exposure to engineered stone containing toxic silica dust, leading to irreversible illness and loss of livelihood. 尽管采取了安全措施和制定了新的条例,但专家说,由于物质固有的危险,目前的保护不够充分,没有治疗方法,而且治疗往往负担不起。 Despite safety measures and new regulations, experts say current protections are inadequate due to the material’s inherent danger, with no cure available and treatments often unaffordable. 主张者要求全面禁止工程石块, 类似澳大利亚的石块, 而工业团体则以工作影响为由抵制。 Advocates demand a full ban on engineered stone, similar to Australia’s, while industry groups resist, citing job impacts.