Money News
Money News with Karalee Katsambanis – 1st November 2023
Guarda was interviewed on 6PR Perth radio about the dangers of silica dust in construction and the revolutionary technology the company has developed.
Money News
Money News with Scott Haywood – 30th October 2023
Guarda was interviewed on Money News on 2GB, 3AW 693 and 4BC to discuss the deadly issue of silica dust in construction, along with Guarda’s revenue momentum and capital raising plans.
Silica dust and masonry cutting activities: What are the risks and how can they be controlled?
Master Builders WA – 25th August 2023
Guarda was profiled by Master Builders WA examining Guarda’s role in minimising the risks posed by silica dust in masonry cutting.
Guarda Systems introduces dust suppression technology to protect construction workers
Australian Manufacturing – 22nd August 2023
In a recent event, the company showcased the system’s capabilities when dealing with a variety of masonry-cutting tools.
Perth tradie’s invention to safeguard workers from the deadly silicosis disease
news.com.au – 7 Feb 2020
When Steve Terpstra did a safety inspection of concrete and stone cutting industry, the results terrified him and he had to act….
Perth tradie’s invention to safeguard workers from the deadly silicosis disease
news.com.au – 7 Feb 2020
When Steve Terpstra did a safety inspection of concrete and stone cutting industry, the results terrified him and he had to act….
Saw cuts into silica emissions
Business News – 17 Jan 2020
A Perth-based company has developed a new device it says cuts tradies’ exposure to silica dust…
Fume Tube cleans up concrete cutting
Business News Article – 27 Apr 2015
A Perth-based company is looking to make an international impact in the concrete cutting industry. Just five years ago, EnviroChasing Services founder Steve Terpstra was thinking of closing down his business…
Industry Choice: Guarda Edge Power Cutter
Concrete Construction – 17 Dec 2018
The patented Tri-Vac technology on the Guarda Edge Power Cutter is an industry-first. An extraction hose is connected to the blade guard via a shroud and a wet-vacuum is connected to the other end. During cutting, water is delivered inside the blade guard, mixing with dust to create slurry…
Silicosis/ Lung Disease
Silicosis/ Lung Disease
Urgent need to confront silicosis threat
The Canberra Times – 19 Dec 2019
I had my own concrete cutting business when I first discovered the threat of silicosis.
‘It’s Lethal’: Lack Of Industry Action Leaving Tradies Exposed To Dust Disease
10 Daily – 08 Jul 2018
Thousands of Aussies are at risk of developing silicosis, but despite the warnings, nothing is being done to keep them safe…
Silicosis death of Anthony White sparks calls for action to address ‘nationwide epidemic’
ABC News – 13 Mar 2019
A Gold Coast stonemason, who died from the lung disease silicosis, is being remembered for publicly exposing the dangers of silica dust, amid what’s being described as a “nationwide epidemic”…
Silicosis epidemic draws Federal Government help as stonemason shortage strikes industry
ABC News – 30 Apr 2019
The Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China would not have been built without stonemasons, but finding a tradesman to simply cut a hole in a kitchen benchtop is getting harder in Queensland as the silicosis epidemic takes hold…
Deadly lung disease affecting tradies ‘worse than asbestosis’
A Current Affair – 23 Apr 2019
Karl Hansen loved working with his hands but he never thought the job he was so passionate about would send him towards an early grave. For 13 years, the father of five created beautiful benchtops from manufactured stone, until he received the devastating news that he needed to pack up his tools, stop work immediately and never step foot in a stone factory again…
Silicosis: The silent lung disease killing our tradies
7 News – 10 Apr 2019
Shane Parata was a proud stonemason but he can no longer bear the thought of cutting through another piece of stone or marble. The Queensland-based tradie has been diagnosed with silicosis, the same incurable lung disease that killed his brother last month…
‘It’s Lethal’: Lack Of Industry Action Leaving Tradies Exposed To Dust Disease
10 Daily – 08 Jul 2018
Thousands of Aussies are at risk of developing silicosis, but despite the warnings, nothing is being done to keep them safe…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a180708utq/its-lethal-lack-of-industry-action-leaving-tradies-exposed-to-dust-disease-20180708″ text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Silicosis death of Anthony White sparks calls for action to address ‘nationwide epidemic’
ABC News – 13 Mar 2019
A Gold Coast stonemason, who died from the lung disease silicosis, is being remembered for publicly exposing the dangers of silica dust, amid what’s being described as a “nationwide epidemic”…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-13/silicosis-victim-dies-from-disease/10895774″ text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Silicosis epidemic draws Federal Government help as stonemason shortage strikes industry
ABC News – 30 Apr 2019
The Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China would not have been built without stonemasons, but finding a tradesman to simply cut a hole in a kitchen benchtop is getting harder in Queensland as the silicosis epidemic takes hold…
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ABC Radio – 3 May 2019
Imagine you’re in your 20s and a doctor tells you your work is literally killing you. Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by breathing in dust found in manufactured stone-style benchtops…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-signal/silicosis-epidemic/11074784?fbclid=IwAR0dlTXEdXULEAQiMWSid3dKpckLjga_oodV7_yOLMJG9vgFwUQJh7OvFXA” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Deadly lung disease affecting tradies ‘worse than asbestosis’
A Current Affair – 23 Apr 2019
Karl Hansen loved working with his hands but he never thought the job he was so passionate about would send him towards an early grave. For 13 years, the father of five created beautiful benchtops from manufactured stone, until he received the devastating news that he needed to pack up his tools, stop work immediately and never step foot in a stone factory again…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-signal/silicosis-epidemic/11074784?fbclid=IwAR0dlTXEdXULEAQiMWSid3dKpckLjga_oodV7_yOLMJG9vgFwUQJh7OvFXA” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Silicosis: The silent lung disease killing our tradies
7 News – 10 Apr 2019
Shane Parata was a proud stonemason but he can no longer bear the thought of cutting through another piece of stone or marble. The Queensland-based tradie has been diagnosed with silicosis, the same incurable lung disease that killed his brother last month…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/silicosis-the-silent-lung-disease-killing-our-tradies-c-52096″ text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Law firm pulls trigger on tradie class action
9 News – 30 May 2019
Law firm Slater and Gordon has launched a class action on behalf of hundreds of stonemasons who have contracted a potentially fatal lung disease while cutting up kitchen benchtops….
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.9news.com.au/national/silicosis-class-action-slater-and-gordon-launch-lawsuit/e6fa0047-5ff8-4e10-8b2f-db75ddc8653b” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Federal Silicosis Task Force
Federal Silicosis Task Force
$5 million for National Dust Diseases Taskforce
Liberal Party Announcement – 30 Apr 2019
The Morrison Government will invest $5 million to establish a National Dust Diseases Taskforce to develop a national approach for the prevention, early identification, control and management of dust diseases in Australia…
New taskforce will tackle growing lung disease crisis, government vows
The Sydney Morning Herald – 30 Apr 2019
A national dust diseases taskforce will be created under a $5 million plan by the Morrison government to address the worsening occupational lung disease crisis. Ahead of the federal election, the government has promised to spend $5 million to establish a dedicated taskforce…
Dust disease taskforce won’t make sick workers breathe easy: Lawyer
Brisbane Times – 30 Apr 2019
A new federal taskforce to tackle the growing lung disease crisis does not go far enough, a leading legal advocate argues. The federal Coalition has promised $5 million to set up a dedicated taskforce to deal with the fallout of potentially thousands of workers across the country being diagnosed with the deadly lung disease silicosis…
$5 million for National Dust Diseases Taskforce
Liberal Party Announcement – 30 Apr 2019
The Morrison Government will invest $5 million to establish a National Dust Diseases Taskforce to develop a national approach for the prevention, early identification, control and management of dust diseases in Australia…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2019/04/30/5-million-national-dust-diseases-taskforce#lpa-central-content” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]New taskforce will tackle growing lung disease crisis, government vows
The Sydney Morning Herald – 30 Apr 2019
A national dust diseases taskforce will be created under a $5 million plan by the Morrison government to address the worsening occupational lung disease crisis. Ahead of the federal election, the government has promised to spend $5 million to establish a dedicated taskforce…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/new-taskforce-will-tackle-growing-lung-disease-crisis-government-vows-20190429-p51i79.html” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Dust disease taskforce won’t make sick workers breathe easy: Lawyer
Brisbane Times – 30 Apr 2019
A new federal taskforce to tackle the growing lung disease crisis does not go far enough, a leading legal advocate argues. The federal Coalition has promised $5 million to set up a dedicated taskforce to deal with the fallout of potentially thousands of workers across the country being diagnosed with the deadly lung disease silicosis…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dust-disease-taskforce-won-t-make-sick-workers-breathe-easy-lawyer-20190430-p51ip4.html” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Perth trade’s invention to safeguard workers from the deadly silicosis disease
news.com.au – 7 Feb 2020
When Steve Terpstra did a safety inspection of concrete and stone cutting industry, the results terrified him and he had to act….
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/perth-tradie-invents-contraption-to-safeguard-workers-from-the-deadly-silicosis-disease/news-story/096318f1525fac5820ddbdbcaa31ae5e” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Saw cuts into silica emissions
Business News – 17 Jan 2020
A Perth-based company has developed a new device it says cuts tradies’ exposure to silica dust…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Saw-cuts-into-silica-emissions” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Fume Tube cleans up concrete cutting
Business News Article – 27 Apr 2015
A Perth-based company is looking to make an international impact in the concrete cutting industry. Just five years ago, EnviroChasing Services founder Steve Terpstra was thinking of closing down his business…
[button open_new_tab=”true” color=”see-through-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”small” url=”https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_4Bf4NV_yN0VXZCM0JaSC03Q3RFMHh3eWt2Ul9QT2dkWFVV/view” text=”View” color_override=”#000000″ hover_color_override=”#97ca3e”]Industry Choice: Guarda Edge Power Cutter
Concrete Construction – 17 Dec 2018
The patented Tri-Vac technology on the Guarda Edge Power Cutter is an industry-first. An extraction hose is connected to the blade guard via a shroud and a wet-vacuum is connected to the other end. During cutting, water is delivered inside the blade guard, mixing with dust to create slurry…
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