Updated National Guidance on assessing workers exposed to silica dust: What primary care needs to know
Each year, thousands of Australian workers continue to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) across construction, mining, tunnelling, quarrying, manufacturing and emerging industries. Are you proactively identifying at-risk workers and monitoring their lung health in your practice? With recently updated National Guidance now available, GPs play a critical role in early identification, timely diagnosis and appropriate management of silica-related disease in primary care.Â