Summary This guide provides information on how to manage health and safety risks associated with chemical carcinogens in the workplace. It should be read by persons conducting a business or undertaking and workers who use, handle, store, manufacture, supply or dispose of chemical carcinogens. Related materials For further information on...

A random, population-based sample of 5528 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, the likelihood of exposure to 38 known or suspected carcinogens was estimated. The...

Safe Work Australia has developed a guide and information sheet on managing the risks of diesel exhaust exposure in the workplace. Short term exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation or even suffocation. Long term exposure can worsen allergies, increase the risk of heart and lung disease...