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Guidance materials
Occupational lung diseases remain a priority for Safe Work Australia. Significant work has been undertaken to help improve the health and safety outcomes for in Australian workers in relation to occupational lung diseases. However, it is clear that more…
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Page last updated: 16 May 2022
23 June 2021 |
Fact sheets
A useful checklist for manufacturing workers which outlines the steps and process for identifying hazards at your workplace to help protect workers from developing and occupational lung disease.
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Page last updated: 04 May 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
23 June 2021 |
Fact sheets
A case study to illustrate an example of identifying hazards in the construction industry that could help protect workers from developing occupational lung diseases.
Available in .docx and .PDF formats.
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Page last updated: 04 May 2022
23 June 2021 |
Campaign kit
An infographic which outlines some key statistics including the prevalence of, exposure to, main types of and compensation claims for occupational lung diseases.
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Page last updated: 17 Dec 2021
01 October 2015 |
Guidance materials
This guide will help you identify low density asbestos fibre board (LDB) and will provide you with information about managing and handling LDB.
You should use this guide if you think you may have LDB in your workplace, are a worker who handles or is…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
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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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
05 June 2013 |
Fact sheets
This fact sheet will help you understand what is a ‘minor contamination’ of asbestos-containing dust or debris in the workplace.
It should be read together with the relevant model Code of Practices:
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This 2006 report is a literature-based review of:
epidemiological studies on work-related respiratory diseases
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