I need some advice and insight regarding an ongoing road resurfacing project in our town. The issue is that a Wirtgen road surface remover is being used without the dust extraction attachments, which is causing a significant amount of dust. This is especially concerning because silica dust is known to be extremely dangerous.
Here’s a timeline of events:
• In August, we all received a notice about the commencement of roadworks.
• However, nothing happened until October 9th, when work suddenly began at 10 PM.
• This afternoon, a representative came knocking on doors to inform us that noise levels would increase starting tonight.
Tonight, I went outside at 10 o’clock and was shocked to witness the amount of dust generated by the conveyor belt. I believe this situation raises legitimate health and safety concerns. Is there anything I can do about it? Is it legal for them to operate without proper dust extraction equipment? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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There’s probably a desk at your ward/city office for this sort of thing.