Comment by Incipient
2 years ago
Don't sensationalise it with "hard-working people with limited English". That's definitely not the people that were interviewed for media pieces here at least.
>They didn’t know how bad it is, and I bet the contractor that owns the shop didn’t know until recently either.
That's the issue. It wasn't well known or well talked about, and proper safety wasn't put in place.
Bloody hell wheat is both a drowning risk AND an explosive. Hell better ban that too!
Maybe not for the media piece here, in the best HN tradition, I didn't read it. I am talking from personal experience. I met the installers and visited the shop where the granite counter tops for my kitchen were cut. Hard working guys, not great English. I respect their hustle and attitude -- I didn't start with much of anything, either. It really does sadden me to think what has happened to many of them.
As for not knowing, well, we humans been cutting stone for a long time and know the dust isn't good for you.