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.
Dust disease and you
Information on coal worker’s pneumoconiosis and silicosis, including what workers can do.
Prevention of pneumoconiosis in NSW
Booklet on preventing pneumoconiosis for workers in the NSW coal mining industry.
Asbestos
Webpage on asbestos, including managing risks associated with asbestos.
Silica safe
Webpage on being ‘silica safe’, including how to control risks.
Crystalline silica and silicosis
Webpage on crystalline silica and silicosis, including duties relating to protecting workers from developing silicosis.
Safety alert
Safety alert for stone benchtop workers at risk of silicosis, including how to reduce health risks by using control measures.