Silica, slabs, and stone shop safety aren’t just buzzwords—they’re life-or-death realities. In this episode of Compliance in Motion, host Tony DeAscentis talks with Bob Marich, Environmental Health & Safety Manager at Eastern Surfaces, about what it really takes to build a strong safety culture in the stone fabrication industry.
Bob shares how his team tackles the risks of engineered stone and silica exposure, why they run a fully wet shop (no dry grinding—ever), and how they train teams to safely move massive slabs with forklifts, clamps, cranes, and vacuum lifters. From hybrid training and scenario-based discussions to multilingual crews, data, and partnerships with universities and associations, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can take back to your own operation.
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