Deadly dust reforms will come too late for 35yo backing push to protect future workers

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New laws designed to prevent the lung disease silicosis will come too late for former stonemason Kyle Goodwin, but he hopes future generations of construction workers and miners will be protected.

Silicosis is often fatal and there is no cureThe Tenterfield, New South Wales resident, who worked the engineered stone commonly used in modern kitchen benchtops, was diagnosed with advanced silicosis two years ago.Doctors have given the 35-year-old between five and 10 years to live.

"I couldn't even count how many people I know who have been diagnosed, and they're young guys with young families who may not live to see their children grow up."But there is hope that we can change things for the generations of guys still working." Labor's Daniel Mookhey introduced the amendment, which he said took a tougher approach than reforms introduced by the Government in July that made silicosis a notifiable disease in NSW.

"Under the proposal we're pushing, NSW Health must inform the regulator every time a person is occupationally exposed to silica dust and diagnosed with silicosis, and the regulator has to investigate that notification.

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