28 February 2023 |
Regulatory impact statement
This Decision regulation impact statement (Decision RIS) provides an impact analysis of the regulatory and non-regulatory options to manage the risks of respirable crystalline silica at work.
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- Crystalline silica and silicosis
- Construction
- Engineered Stone
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Hazardous chemicals
- Occupational diseases
- The work environment
Page last updated: 02 Mar 2023
28 June 2022 |
Reports
This report investigates whether a short term exposure limit (STEL) should be implemented to complement the workplace exposure standard (WES) of 0.05 mg/m3 for respirable crystalline silica. A STEL is a maximum airborne concentration that a worker can be…
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- Crystalline silica and silicosis
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- All industries
- Construction
- Engineered Stone
- Manufacturing
Page last updated: 28 Jun 2022
28 June 2022 |
Reports
This report investigates the challenges of measuring airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in Australian workplaces at and below 0.02 mg/m3.
The report found that at low airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica the…
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- Crystalline silica and silicosis
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- All industries
- Construction
- Engineered Stone
- Manufacturing
Page last updated: 28 Jun 2022
18 February 2020 |
Resources
This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to isocyanates.
Isocyanates are a group of highly reactive, organic compounds of the formula R-N=C=O.
Examples of work with isocyanates include work where you release isocyanates as…
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- Hazardous chemicals
- Health monitoring
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 07 Mar 2022
27 February 2015 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet to manage the health and safety risks of solvents at your workplace.
Solvents are widely used in workplaces. For example, they are in cleaning and degreasing materials, paints, lacquers and varnishes, adhesives, inks and …
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- Hazardous chemicals
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- All industries
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Hazardous chemicals
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
21 September 2021 |
Resources
Use this guide if you manage risks to workers exposed to diesel exhaust at the workplace, including:
drive-in booth operators
miners
construction workers
oil and gas workers
forklift drivers
loading dock workers …
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Transport
- Hazardous chemicals
- Managing health and safety
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
11 May 2016 |
Reports
A random, population-based sample of 5,528 Australian workers participated in the Australian Work Exposure Study (AWES). Workers answered questions about the tasks they completed and the controls used at work. Based on their responses to those questions,…
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- Carcinogens
- Hazard surveillance research
- Hazardous chemicals
- Research
- Hazardous chemicals
- Managing health and safety
- Research and studies
- Safety by industry and business
- Workers
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021