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Progress for Australians working with silica dust

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Progress for Australians working with silica dust, All Australian workers who work with silica dust, not just those working with engineered stone, will be protected by new laws that come into effect yesterday, on Sunday, 1 September 2024. This is following a total ban on engineered stone, which came into effect on 1 July 2024. Find out more in this update from Safe Work Australia. The RACP is pleased amendments to WHS regulations have been, of exposure to silica dust across all industries, including building and construction. However, dust
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https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/all-news/news-details?id=6a77bfaf-bbb2-61c2-b08b-ff01001c3177

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RACP Submission - Work with engineered stone and materials containing crystalline silica

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RACP Submission - Work with engineered stone and materials containing crystalline silica, crystalline silica Poutūterangi | March 2025 The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Submission, crystalline silica. The RACP works across more than 40 medical specialties to educate, innovate and advocate, caused by airborne respirable crystalline silica (RCS) becoming trapped in the lungs causing, are suffering from silicosis or other silica dust related diseases 3 . Government (regulators, engineered stone in the past 15 years will develop silica-related diseases. Aotearoa NZ needs to learn
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https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-submission-work-with-engineered-stone-and-materials-containing-crystalline-silica.pdf?sfvrsn=8b65a41a_10

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RACP welcomes COAG review of silica exposure standards and register

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RACP welcomes COAG review of silica exposure standards and register, ▼ Home News and Events Media releases RACP welcomes COAG review of silica exposure standards and register RACP welcomes COAG review of silica exposure standards and register The Royal
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https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/media-releases/racp-welcomes-coag-review-of-silica-exposure-standards-and-register

racp-mon-6-graeme- edwards

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Improved understanding of the epidemic hitting A ustralia Respirable Crystalline Silica • What, – 2.5 years 5 6 Normal 2018 2017 2015 With thanks to Dr R Hoy 7 Silica (SiO 2 ) Silica is a generic term for • crystalline silicates – mainly quartz = white sand • It is a naturally occurring mineral which makes up 59% of the mass of the earth’s crust • Not amorphous silicates (asbestos) 8 Respirable Crystalline Silica exposure Ty p ical industries include: • tunnelling
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https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/fellows/resources/racp-congress/congress-2019-presentations/racp-mon-6-graeme--edwards.pdf?sfvrsn=2b91181a_2

Physicians call on New Zealand Government to follow Australia-s lead to ban engineered stone and support workers already exposed to silica dust

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Physicians call on New Zealand Government to follow Australia-s lead to ban engineered stone and support workers already exposed to silica dust, exposed to silica dust Physicians call on New Zealand Government to follow Australia’s lead to ban engineered stone and support workers already exposed to silica dust 18 March 2024 The Royal, and has caused serious illness and death in workers. Silica dust from engineered stone has been proven, with workplace silica dust exposure to allow long-term follow-up and support “The current safety, their workers from toxic silica dust. “Respirable silica dust particles are invisible to the naked eye
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https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/media-releases/physicians-call-on-new-zealand-government-to-follow-australia-s-lead-to-ban-engineered-stone-and-support-workers-already-exposed-to-silica-dust
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