Guide to managing the risks of exposure to diesel engine emissions in the workplace

Exposure to diesel engine emissions poses a risk to workers’ lung health and can lead to cancers.

Use this guide if you manage exposure to diesel exhaust emissions in the workplace.

This guide includes information on:

• what diesel engine emissions are and how workers can be exposed
• an employers’ work health and safety duties
• the risk management process, including how to assess and control the risk, and
• air and health monitoring.

Workers who may be exposed to diesel engine emissions include:

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

Supporting information

• Carcinogens
• Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
• Airborne contaminants hub
• Workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants