Reduction in workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica: For businesses and workers to minimise risks when working with silica

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Version: 2020. (Current)

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Publication date

24 April 2020

Pages

Current status

Current

Description

The national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica has been halved from an eight hour time-weighted average airborne concentration of 0.1 milligrams per cubic metre (mg/m3) to 0.05 mg/m3; this new workplace exposure standard takes effect in Queensland from 1 July 2020.

Scope

Contents:

Reduction In Workplace Exposure Standard For Respirable Crystalline Silica
What Does This Mean For You?
Health Risks Of Exposure To Silica Dust
Make Improvements To Dust Controls

Collections

Codes of Practice

Crystalline Silica

Attribution

Queensland Government

Licence

QLD

Sector

Residential

Commercial

Civil

Industrial

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