Under the model WHS Regulations, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must provide health monitoring for workers if they carry out ongoing work using, handling, generating or storing crystalline silica, and there is a significant risk to the worker’s health because of exposure.

This guide will help persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to understand and make decisions about protecting their workers from exposure to silica dust.

We are calling for comments on the recommended values for respirable crystalline silica and respirable coal dust.