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Australia is transitioning to the Workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants (WEL list). Until 1 December 2026, you must still comply with the Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (WES list). Contact your work health and safety regulator for further information.
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Are your workers being exposed to harmful levels of airborne contaminants?
Ask yourself:
- What airborne contaminants are in my workplace?
- For how long and how often are my workers exposed?
- How effective are my current controls?
- How much harm could they cause?
- Do I know the source of the contaminants?
- Do my workers use their PPE correctly?
If you are not certain if airborne contaminants in your workplace exceed the exposure limits, you must conduct air monitoring.
Air monitoring can show you:
- how much your workers are being exposed
- which processes or products are the source of exposure, and
- if your control measures are working.
Employers must ensure that exposure to airborne contaminants is as low as possible, so workers don’t get sick.
If you don’t know the answer to these questions, find out more about air monitoring and the workplace exposure limits on our website.
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