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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
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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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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Page last updated: 28 Jun 2022
23 June 2021 |
Fact sheets
A case study to illustrate an example of managing the risks and implementing control measures in the engineered stone industry that could help protect workers from developing occupational lung diseases.
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Page last updated: 04 May 2022
23 June 2021 |
Fact sheets
A case study to illustrate an example of identifying hazards in the engineered stone industry that could help protect workers from developing occupational lung diseases.
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Page last updated: 04 May 2022
26 October 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides practical information on how to manage health and safety risks associated with respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in your workplace.
Use this model Code of Practice if you are a duty holder and you:
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Page last updated: 10 Mar 2022
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This report provides detailed information about:
the views and behaviours of manufacturers and installers of natural and composite stone benchtops
insights about workers' awareness of the health and safety risks of workplace dust
The small scale of…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
28 June 2018 |
Statistical reports
This snapshot provides work health and safety insights into the industries identified as a priority in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
23 June 2020 |
Fact sheets
Information in Vietnamese about occupational lung diseases when working with engineered stone.
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Page last updated: 28 Sep 2021
23 June 2020 |
Information sheet
Information in Pashto about occupational lung diseases when working with engineered stone.
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Page last updated: 28 Sep 2021
23 June 2020 |
Information sheet
Information in Dari about occupational lung diseases when working with engineered stone.
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