02 November 2021 |
Australian workers at risk of occupational lung disease 02 Nov 2021 Occupational lung diseases are a major work health and safety concern in Australia. Safe Work Australia’s Clean Air. Clear Lungs . campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of …
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18 October 2021 |
… and Mesothelioma Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis and mine dust diseases Q fever Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease … and Mesothelioma Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis and mine dust diseases Q fever Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …
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06 October 2021 |
Clean Air. Clear Lungs – Manage the risks 06 Oct 2021 Once you have identified the dusts, fumes, gases and vapours that may be present in your workplace, you must protect your workers from breathing in hazardous air and potentially developing an …
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13 September 2021 |
… engineered stone, you are at risk of exposure to silica dust. Work processes or tasks that release harmful silica dust into the air include: cutting, grinding and polishing … staff. Some of the ways you can manage the risk of silica dust are: substituting engineered stone for one with low or …
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06 September 2021 |
… or vapours. Agricultural workers can be exposed through: dust generated during harvesting or in the stockyard … or vapours. Agricultural workers can be exposed through: dust generated during harvesting or in the stockyard …
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30 August 2021 |
… welding spray painting food production that creates dust, including flour dust working with wood resources and minerals processing, and medical products that release dust or fumes. Implementing the right control measures can …
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23 August 2021 |
… local exhaust ventilation, water suppression, and on tool dust extraction, and wearing appropriate personal protective … local exhaust ventilation, water suppression, and on tool dust extraction, and wearing appropriate personal protective …
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06 July 2021 |
… resource technology and minerals processing that releases dust and metal fumes medical products and pharmaceuticals … be exposed to a range of hazardous substances, such as dust from concrete and fumes from welding. Tasks where … that can cause lung diseases can include: creating dust when cutting, grinding, polishing and crushing concrete, …
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28 June 2021 |
… workers can be exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust that can cause occupational lung diseases. Tasks where workers can be exposed to silica dust include: cutting, grinding, sanding, drilling and … engineered stone cleaning up the workplace after silica dust has been generated disposing of silica dust. …
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23 June 2021 |
Video and audioOccupational lung diseases in the agricultural industry Agricultural workers commonly work with machinery and equipment that create dusts, gases, fumes and vapours. Watch this video to see what employers must do to manage these risks at work and protect …