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 lung disease to protect workers from breathing in hazardous air.  The national campaign seeks to educate persons conducting a business or … Continue reading Campaign to help manage 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.

Safe Work Australia has launched an occupational lung disease awareness campaign which will run until December 2021.

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.

The Morrison Government is set to invest $5 million in response to the increasing cases of accelerated silicosis ahead of the federal election.

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.