I don’t have live access to the latest news right now. Here are a few reliable places you can check for fresh updates on sandblasting:
- Major news outlets and industry trades (Plastics News, Industrial Cleaning News, Construction Dive)
- Environmental and occupational health outlets (OSHA updates, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Fashion/denim industry watchdogs and human rights groups (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Clean Clothes Campaign) for context on safety and policies around sandblasting in garment production
- Press release aggregators (GlobeNewswire, PR Newswire) for company announcements related to sandblasting services or safety standards
If you’d like, tell me your region and I can narrow to the latest local or industry-specific updates. I can also summarize recent safety regulations or notable industry shifts related to sandblasting (e.g., dust control, silica exposure, and alternative finishing methods) with citations if you want.
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Sandblasting can be used to remove rust, corrosion, or other types of surface damage. Some specific situations where it may be necessary...
nixindustrial.comOn 13 February 2011 Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) launched "Stop the Killer Jeans!" campaign, calling on leading fashion manufacturers and retailers to ban sandblasting - a technique for producing denim garments with an artificially worn look. CCC alleges that the large amounts of silica dust produced in the process can lead to silicosis, a potentially lethal pulmonary disease. In its campaign CCC singled out Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli and Just Group as the brands refusing...
www.business-humanrights.orgSandblast Solutions provides surface preparation equipment, rentals, blasting gear, coatings, abrasives and more. Trusted nationwide for industrial job site needs. - Resources
sandblastinc.comSandblasting Solutions Los Angeles announced its full commitment to the local industrial and commercial customers, leaving out residential projects for reasons going beyond the company's willingness.
www.newswire.comAl Jazeera uncovered evidence of poorly ventilated, dusty and dirty factories at Xintang in China’s Guangdong province, where an estimated 260 million pairs of jeans are produced each year…[It] found that some of the factories used sandblasting, a manufacturing process which can lead to a fatal respiratory disease known as silicosis. … American Eagle Outfitter’s PR Company informed Al Jazeera that all sandblasting equipment has been removed from the factory, however they refused to comment on...
www.business-humanrights.orgCheck out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre
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