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New Safe Work Australia Resources  to manage risks of silica dust

To support the recently released model Code of Practice for managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace, Safe Work Australia has published resources to assist employers working with silica-containing materials.

The resources include templates, a checklist and case studies:

• Assessing if the processing of silica is high risk – optional template (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
• Silica risk control plan – optional template (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
• Evaluating a respiratory protective equipment program for silica exposure – checklist (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
• Maintaining respiratory protective equipment used to minimise silica exposure (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site), and
• Assessing if the processing of silica is high risk – case studies (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site).

More silica resources, including fact sheets and infographics, are available on Safe Work Australia’s website (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site).

Learn how to comply with the model WHS Regulations to effectively manage risks associated with silica dust in the model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site).

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