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Asbestos exposure and compliance study of construction and maintenance workers
01 February 2010 |
Reports
While the use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, in the past there was widespread use of asbestos in buildings. Construction and maintenance workers may be more likely to be involved in work that can disturb asbestos.  This study was…
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  • Asbestos
  • Hazard surveillance research
  • Occupational disease research
  • Occupational lung disease
  • Construction
  • Research and studies
  • Safety by industry and business
  • The work environment
  • Workers
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
Occupational lung diseases in Australia 2006 – 2019
07 August 2020 |
Reports
The Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) prepared this report, which:  outlines the current landscape of occupational lung diseases in Australia  
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  • Occupational disease research
  • Occupational lung disease
  • Research and studies
Page last updated: 17 Nov 2021
Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A review of 18 years of data from an occupational dermatology clinic in Australia
19 March 2012 |
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This report, the first from the occupational skin disease database, can be considered a preliminary description of the working population and substances associated with occupational skin disease in Australia. It consists of an analysis of 18 years of…
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  • Occupational disease research
  • Research and studies
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Australia 2019
12 December 2019 |
Reports
This report provides a detailed examination of the causes, impacts and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).  It outlines current knowledge of WMSD hazards and risk factors, statistics on incidence and impact, and a review of WMSD…
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  • Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
  • All industries
  • Statistics
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Statistics on work-related musculoskeletal disorders
24 August 2016 |
Statistical reports
This report provides statistics on workers’ compensation claims that involved musculoskeletal disorders.
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  • Disease and illness
  • Ergonomics
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • All industries
  • Ergonomics
  • Health, illness and disease
  • Statistics
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Sedentary Work: Evidence on an emergent work health and safety issue
18 March 2016 |
Reports
Safe Work Australia’s emerging issues surveillance program identifies new priority issues which can affect workers’ health and safety, and undertakes and disseminates research to investigate these.  As part of this program, Safe Work Australia…
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  • Ergonomics
  • Sedentary work
  • Sitting and standing
  • All industries
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021