Read the Case Finding Study commissioned by SafeWork NSW to investigate respirable crystalline silica exposure in the manufactured stone industry.
This presentation is designed to bring awareness and a reinvigorated conversation on measurement uncertainty in analysis, and how it can silently impact upon our professional work.
An overview of the lessons learned to support the management of silica dust on future demolition sites.
Introducing the September Edition of The Filter: Our 3rd Edition for 2024!
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/quartz_silica.html
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/safety-topic/hazards/crystalline-silica-and-silicosis https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/working-silica-and-silica-containing-products/english Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (2024) | Safe Work Australia Guidance on the interpretation of Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants | Safe Work Australia https://www.health.gov.au/topics/environmental-health/about/occupational-dusts https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/national-guidance-for-doctors-assessing-workers-exposed-to-respirable-crystalline-silica-dust
IMA Europe, Safe Silica https://safesilica.eu/ European Network on Silica, NEPSI https://nepsi.eu/ European Construction Industry Federation https://www.fiec.eu/our-projects/completed-projetcs/rcsd IARC – Silica, Some Silicates and Coal Dust ( 1997) https://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Monographs-On-The-Identification-Of-Carcinogenic-Hazards-To-Humans/Silica-Some-Silicates-Coal-Dust-And-Em-Para-Em–Aramid-Fibrils-1997 ILO – Occupational Health – Silicosis https://www.ilo.org/resource/occupational-health-silicosis ICMM – Considerations for the Adoption of Real-Time Particulate Monitoring https://www.icmm.com/website/publications/pdfs/health-and-safety/2022/briefing_considerations-for-the-adoption-of-rtpm.pdf
UK HSE https://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/silicosis.htm Construction https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/cancer-and-construction/silica-dust.htm Quarries https://www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/silica.htm Health surveillance https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/healthsurveillance.htm
Asbestos and Silica Safety Eradication Authority https://www.asbestossafety.gov.au/find-out-about-silica Cancer Council https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/causes-and-prevention/workplace-cancer/silica-dust https://www.cancer.org.au/assets/pdf/occupational-cancer-risk-series-silica-dust https://www.cancer.org.au/assets/pdf/silica-pocket-card Australian Workers Union https://awu.net.au/national/campaigns/13261/silicosis-kills/ Lung Foundation Australia https://lungfoundation.com.au/patients-carers/conditions/occupational-lung-disease/silicosis/ Asbestos and Silica Safety Eradication Authority https://www.asbestossafety.gov.au/find-out-about-silica
OSHA https://www.osha.gov/silica-crystalline US Mines Safety and Health Administration https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/silica https://www.msha.gov/respirable-crystalline-silica-30-cfr-part-60-frequently-asked-questions AIHA https://www.aiha.org/taxonomy/chemical-material-hazards/silica https://synergist.aiha.org/202204-engineering-controls-silica CDC / NIOSH https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/silica/about/index.html
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