Guides: Work Health & Safety: Hot Topic: Silica

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Accelerated Silicosis Overview: from Royal Australasian College of Physicians
An overview of accelerated silicosis which affects workers and stone masons using manufactured stone materials found in stone benchtops.
Accelerated Silicosis FAQs: from Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Read key information about queries and concerns relating to this condition.
Crystalline Silica & Silicosis: from Safe Work Australia
Provides information for PCBUs and workers about silica and some of the legal duties relating to protecting workers from developing silicosis.
Stonemasons - Preventing Crystalline Silica Exposure: from Work Safe Victoria
How to prevent stonemasons from being exposed to crystalline silica dust.
Silicosis - Here's What you Need to Know: from ABC News
Information about the disease, and why some workers may not know they have it.
Respirable Crystalline Silica: from WorkSafe Queensland
Outlines the health effects and how to manage exposure.
Silica Dust: from Cancer Council of Australia
Includes a table outlining a summary of control measures for silica dust.
Fit-testing Requirements for Tight-fitting Respirators: from WorkSafe Queensland
Fit-checking is a quick check to ensure the respirator, which has already been fit-tested, has been properly positioned on the face and there is a good seal between the respirator and face.
Working with Silica and Silica Containing Products (Translated Guides): from Safe Work Australia
The working with silica guide has been translated into six languages and will help protect those who work with silica or products containing silica.