Your health and safety guide to mines
Guide on understanding the risks of working in mining, including what to do to make the workplace safe.
Wood dust – health hazards and control – factsheet
Guidance note on minimising the risk to health from exposure to wood dust when handling and working with natural and manufactured (fibre-or particle board, like…
Arc welding
Safety alert about arc welding, including background (to safety alert), key considerations and actions required.
Airborne contaminants – metalliferous mines
Factsheet on airborne contaminants in metalliferous mines, including exposure standards, health risks and elimination and control.
Wood products
Information on wood products, including effective controls, air monitoring and reducing cancer risk.
Mining hazards
Information about hazards in QLD mines, including sources, health effects and control measures.
Health and safety effects of dust
Information on the health and safety effects of dust.
Hazardous dusts
Information on hazardous dusts, including the importance of particle size, health effects and controls for certain types of dust and dust-generating activities.
Airborne contaminants
Information on airborne contaminants, including health effects, work exposure standards, managing exposures, health monitoring and resources.
Workplace management of respiratory conditions including asthma
Information on managing respiratory conditions in the workplace, including how to identify hazards, assess risks and control risks.