Use this guide if you manage diesel exhaust exposures at the workplace.

Exposure to diesel exhaust can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, and suffocation. Long-term exposure can:

• worsen allergies
• increase the risk of heart and lung disease, and lung cancer.

Workers most likely to be exposed to diesel exhaust include:

• drive-in booth operators
• miners
• construction workers
• oil and gas workers
• forklift drivers
• loading dock workers
• truck drivers
• farmworkers
• stevedores
• vehicle maintenance workers.

Further Information

Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

Guidance for managing the risks of diesel exhaust – Information sheet