The Queensland Government and Heart of Australia have developed a mobile health unit for the early detection of mine dust lung diseases.
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Campaign to help manage occupational lung disease
Safe Work Australia is offering information on how to eliminate or manage dust hazards as part of its Clean Air Clear Lungs campaign.
The campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of occupational
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Campaign highlights the risk of occupational lung disease
Safe Work Australia is highlighting the importance of clean air in the workplace as part of this year’s National Safe Work Month of October.
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Lung disease campaign to identify workplace hazards
Safe Work Australia has launched an occupational lung disease awareness campaign which will run until December 2021.
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Cancer Council urges reduction in silica dust exposure
A campaign to highlight the dangers of exposure to silica dust has been launched by Cancer Council Australia to raise awareness for those working in high-risk industries.
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New taskforce to tackle biggest crisis since asbestosis
The Morrison Government is set to invest $5 million in response to the increasing cases of accelerated silicosis ahead of the federal election.
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Decline in miners’ lung function could indicate disease
Miners suffer from an increased decline in lung function every year compared to the general population, despite measured concentrates of dust and gases such as silica and diesel exhaust at below occupational standards.
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