President Kate Cole speaks on The Project about the dangers of Silicosis. In recent years, this deadly dust disease has been synonymous with engineered stone in kitchens. But thousands are also in danger in other industries like tunnelling,
Read the Case Finding Study commissioned by SafeWork NSW to investigate respirable crystalline silica exposure in the manufactured stone industry.
President Kate Cole and Past President Andrew Orfanos talk about what makes public places like restaurants and retail shops less of a COVID-19 risk.
As Australia’s healthcare workers struggle with high COVID-19 infection rates, much of the focus has been on personal protective equipment.
Experts from these three fields have an important role to play in elucidating the cause of viral spread both within the hotel, and in future planning for all hotel quarantine around Australia.
Are hotels the safest places for quarantine? Until we recognise the importance of aerosol spread & we don’t put control measures in place, then we are setting ourselves up for continued failure.
Restrictions in Western Australia are slowly easing after a severe lockdown, but serious concerns remain about gaps in the hotel quarantine system.
So what is occupational hygiene exactly? And why does it matter to you? And will practicing good occupational hygiene save us from a second wave?
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