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Silicosi e "marmi artificiali": occorre lavorare in sicurezza / Silicosis and “artificial marbles”: need for safety at work

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  • 1. Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro - Università degli Studi di Siena

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Abstract: La silicosi è una ben nota pneumopatia occupazionale ancora ampiamente presente al giorno d'oggi. Molti lavoratori svolgono attività che prevedono la fabbricazione e la manipolazione di prodotti ad alto contenuto di silice. Il 25 ottobre 2013 un seminario di aggiornamento promosso dalla ASL 11 di Empoli ha affrontato i nuovi rischi silicotigeni nel comparto lapideo. Il presente articolo rappresenta una raccolta di diversi casi di malattia presenti insorti tra lavoratori esposti in operazioni di produzione, assemblaggio e montaggio di agglomerati artificiali di quarzo.
Abstract: Silicosis is a well-known occupational lung disease still present among us. Many workers are involved in the manufacturing and handling of products with high content of silica. On the 25th of October 2013 the Local Health Unit (ASL) of Empoli (Tuscany) provided an updating seminar on new risks of silicosis in marble factories. The present paper collected from scientific literature cases of disease in workers exposed during production, assembling and installation of artificial quartz conglomerates.

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