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Safe Work Australia launches campaign to prevent silica dust exposure in the workplace(Post)
Safe Work Australia has announced a new campaign to raise awareness about the risks of occupational lung diseases.The ‘Clean Air. Clear Lungs’ campaign aims to help employers and employees understand ...
Safety regulator reminds NSW miners that silica work register requirements will take effect on 1 October 2025(Post)The NSW Resources Regulator advises miners that starting 1 October 2025, all persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must register workers engaged in high-risk processes involving crysta ...
WorkSafe Victoria reminds employers to prioritise silica safety in lead up to nationwide ban (Post)As the nationwide ban on engineered stone approaches, Victorian employers are being reminded by WorkSafe about the stringent measures that must be implemented to safeguard workers against the hazardo ...
WorkSafe extends specialist care for silica-exposed workers(Post)Victorian workers at risk of silicosis will continue to access free health screening after WorkSafe extended its partnership with a Melbourne-based occupational respiratory clinic for a period of thr ...
Tuesday 9th February 2021(Post)Young mother contracts silicosis after inhaling crystalline silica. A story reported by 9news highlights the dangers of working with respirable silica when an Australian mother-of-two has been l ...
New ACT Codes of Practice set to take effect in November(Post)The ACT Government has announced that two Codes of Practice have been notified and will take effect in November.The new Codes of Practice include the ‘Managing the Risks of Airborne Crystalline Silic ...
Safe Work Australia welcomes engineered stone ban(Post)Safe Work Australia has welcomed the decision by workplace safety ministers to ban engineered stone in Australia. The safety agency says it will move with speed to implement the ban, adding t ...
Joint safety blitz targets border construction sites(Post)SafeWork NSW and WorkSafe Victoria will visit construction sites in Mildura and Buronga as part of the ongoing Cross Border Construction Program to help employers and tradies comply with workplace he ...
Monday 8th March 2021(Post)Legal action against Cleanaway for water pollution. Australia's leading waste management company, Cleanaway, has been charged with three offences from two spill incidents at its premises in Quea ...
WorkSafe ACT launches 3-year strategy to prevent occupational lung diseases (Post)WorkSafe ACT has launched a new plan to reduce occupational lung diseases.According to WorkSafe, the Strategy for Preventing Occupational Lung Diseases 2021-2023 prioritises the core industries in th ...
New study finds engineered stone contain other substances that can damage workers’ lungs(Post)A new study has revealed that silica is not the only substance in engineered stone products that can cause damage to the lungs.In a study led by Dr Chandnee Ramkissoon from the University of Ade ...
