Tue, 16 Dec 2025
The i Paper has recently published several articles about silicosis due to artificial/engineered stone. The articles are part of a wider campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of working with this type of stone, and to improve health surveillance and accountability of UK employers which are still using these products. The i Paper is ultimately calling for ban of artificial/engineered stone in the UK.
People who cut, grind or polish artificial/engineered stone are at increased risk of developing silicosis due to this type of stone, an irreversible occupational lung disease.
The articles highlight the stories of two of our clinic patients who recently died due to artificial stone silicosis.
Dr Jo Feary has done a huge amount of work in raising awareness of artificial stone silicosis in the UK. They have been quoted in the i Paper article 'There may be many more': The doctor treating young workers with incurable silicosis (17 December 2025).
- 'His death was preventable': The father-of-three killed by kitchen worktop dust
- Ban killer kitchen worktop dust to save young workers
- 'There may be many more': The doctor treating young workers with incurable silicosis
Read about our work on artificial stone silicosis.
If you have ever worked with silica, stone dust, artificial stone or quartz and you are worried about silicosis, please contact us.
