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Last week, StoneWorks participated in our second voluntary OSHA inspection. As most already know, OSHA is a government agency that enforces compliance of codes relating to workers’ safety and health. The previous inspection that we had was in 2003. There have been many changes in our company since ‘03 including new equipment, employees, and procedures. I thought it was time to call OSHA back to help us stay within compliance and prevent possible accidents.

Each day I am learning more and more about quartzites. I have to admit that up until about 2 years ago, I was not very familiar with quartzite at all. Quartzite is a metamorphosed sandstone comprised of mostly fine grained quartz. Our company is directly importing slabs of this exotic and beautiful material from Brazil. I have talked to some of our suppliers about the stone, and I was surprised to find that their knowledge of quartzites is very limited. In fact, many quartzite colors are sold as “granite” to U.S. companies. This is a shame because quartzites have their own unique properties that should be appreciated.