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Silicosis support service launched for patients

08 September, 2023

Lung Foundation Australia has launched a Silicosis Social Work program, a free, telephone-based support network for people living with silicosis, their family and carers.


WA company fined $30K after workers suffer lead poisoning

07 September, 2023

A Perth-based company has been fined $30,000 after four workers recorded high levels of lead in their blood and one was hospitalised.


CFMEU backs national engineered stone ban

25 August, 2023

The CFMEU has called for Labor to ban the manufacture, use and import of all engineered stone products.


Improving safety by predicting mine disasters

22 August, 2023

Safety can be improved in mines through greater monitoring of wind, gas density and temperatures, according to a new study.


SA introduces tougher rules for working with engineered stone

02 August, 2023

South Australia will implement tougher rules around the use of engineered stone from 1 September 2023, amid an ongoing national inquiry into a ban on the products.


UniPrint safety books

01 August, 2023 | Supplied by: UniPrint Pty Ltd

The UniPrint safety books help users prevent, expose and report any health and safety hazards before they put staff safety at risk.


HEMCO inline air filtration system

21 July, 2023 | Supplied by: HEMCO Corporation

The HEMCO HEPA and Carbon Filtration system features a galvanised steel housing with hinged and gasketed access door for filter change-out.


Free lung health checks offered to former miners

12 July, 2023

Former and retired mine and quarry workers in Queensland are encouraged to get a free lung health check to detect mine dust lung diseases.


Welding safety at the forefront for industry, govt and statutory bodies

23 June, 2023

The Australian welding industry is collaborating with government and statutory bodies to ensure that appropriate strategies are in place to reduce welder exposure to fumes.


Worker fatalities prompt safety reminder about industrial gates

23 June, 2023

SafeWork NSW has called for those who own industrial gates to get them checked, after a number of serious incidents, including two deaths, occurred between 2017 and 2022.


SWA seeks feedback on exposure to non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens

16 June, 2023

Safe Work Australia has encouraged stakeholders to complete a survey about the presence of non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens in Australian workplaces.


Safety warning after worker seriously burned in heater fire

13 June, 2023

SafeWork SA has issued a safety warning after a worker was burned while refuelling a heating device in an Adelaide hotel.


The importance of upgrading safety-critical alarms

06 June, 2023 | Supplied by: Omniflex (Australia) Pty Ltd

A chemical plant required upgrades to replace its aging and outdated safety alarm systems.


More funding for early detection of silicosis

17 May, 2023

Monash University has received a funding boost for research projects related to the early screening and detection of silicosis.


Getting across the new silica dust code of practice

04 May, 2023 | Supplied by: International Exhibition & Conference Group Pty Ltd

The construction industry in Queensland now has Australia's first code of practice for the management of respirable crystalline silica (RCS).


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