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Occupational Health Branch

The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) promotes safe and healthy workplaces for all Californians.

What's New at OHB?

Silicosis in stone fabrication workers

Two California workers died in 2018 at the ages of 36 and 38 from severe silicosis. Both had jobs at a stone countertop fabrication company, working on engineered stone which can contain more than 90% silica. Read a new MMWR article about this case, see a visual abstract, and download our silica safety resources.