Trolex, the leading manufacturer of health and safety technology products for workers operating in hazardous environments is delighted to announce the launch of the world’s first real time detector for silica particulates, the Air XS Silica Monitor. Silica is the biggest risk to construction workers after asbestos, from the inhalation of silica dust particulates in the workplace and an estimated 600,000 workers are exposed to silica each year in the UK.