silica Archives

Watch and learn from Asbestos and Silica videos

October 28, 2022 By Wendy McEwan

Did you know we have lots of videos on our website featuring research, personal stories, education and more for our Tradies and Apprentices?
You can find them under the Education Tab in the Asbestos and Silica videos for Apprentices and Tradies.

We also have a collection of videos on Asbestos Disease for families and those after more information about asbestos disease. You can watch them here >

Silicosis is a more recent disease and we are building our library of Silicosis videos, take a look at some personal stories about silicosis.

We hope these are helpful. Come back and check as new videos are added regularly.

New infographic to help identify your risk with crystalline silica work

August 26, 2022 By Wendy McEwan

If you or your workers are carrying out a crystalline silica process or processes, you must identify whether those processes meet the definition of ‘high risk crystalline silica work’.

A new infographic created by WorkSafe helps to identify if your processes meet the requirements.

Silica Assessment Same Day Results – Alfred Hospital Respiratory Clinic

September 21, 2021 By Vicki Hamilton

September 2021 – Clinical assessment with same day results – for workers who have been exposed to silica dust. For the first time workers will be able to attend the Alfred Respiratory clinic and undergo a full health assessment in one day – for more info on all of this please go to the web links listed

Criteria for referral to the Alfred Occupational Respiratory Clinic

Criteria for WorkSafe referring a worker from the stonemason industry to the Alfred Occupation Respiratory Clinic (AORC) for the first time for screening appointment – see link

https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/criteria-referral-alfred-occupational-respiratory-clinic

https://comms.worksafe.vic.gov.au/pub/pubType/EO/pubID/zzzz60f0e856a6bb7917/?fbclid=IwAR0v3oUVuSADH3jiq0L1WO8Tw5QqFSMTvWe0x4ygCrcm8VDAsmQ7C0MQLJE

Silicosis and Engineered Stone

June 11, 2021 By Wendy McEwan

We all love beautiful kitchens, but it might be time to consider other options for bench-tops as the number of Stonemansons diagnosed with silicosis continues to rise.

Watch this report from The Project on 6 June 2021 to hear about the effect of Silicosis and the call to phase out engineered stone products made with over 80% silca.

Chisholm TAFE VET Apprentices Asbestos & Silica Awareness Sessions May 2021

May 15, 2021 By Vicki Hamilton

#asbestos #silica 12th May saw ACV/GARDS conducting an asbestos and silica awareness session to 140 Frankston Chisholm TAFE VET apprentices – 70 students in the morning and 70 students in the afternoon – there were some terrific questions by the VET students and much information was shared between the students and ourselves and their trade teachers – we wish all of them all the best in their chosen trade into the future and they are now much more asbestos and silica aware – pictured here in these photos are some of those VET students

Asbestos & Silica Awareness Geelong TAFE Apprentice Painting & Deco March 2021

March 22, 2021 By Vicki Hamilton

#asbestos #asbestosawareness #Silica #silicaawareness – Today 22nd March ACV/GARDS did a virtual presentation to TAFE apprentice Painter & Decorators at The Gordon, Geelong campus. It was really great to catch up with their teacher Paul Webb and really good to be able to get to more apprentices and make them asbestos & silica aware – We hope they got a lot out of the session and they can take this info forward into the future in their chosen profession. They now know what are trusted sites to empower them to make the right decisions in their jobs. We wish them the very best for the future 🤞

Gippsland TAFE Newborough Campus Apprentice Painting & Decorating March 2021

March 9, 2021 By Vicki Hamilton

3rd March 2021 We were delighted to attend in person at TAFE Gippsland – Newborough campus to give a session to 35 apprentice Painter and Decorators on asbestos and silica awareness. The group were very enthusiastic and asked many questions – it was great to have so much interaction through out the session – of course social distancing was adhered to in the auditorium but it was good to be able to be there in person and delivery our info bags and show samples – thank you to Davin for arranging it – ACV/GARDS will be going back in a few months all being well and no COVID lock downs to deliver the session to other trades. We now have moreapprentices asbestos and silica aware 👍😎

Asbestos & Silica Awareness Virtual Sessions During COVID to TAFES

October 28, 2020 By Vicki Hamilton

Over the past months during COVID restrictions ACV/GARDS has been conducting virtual Asbestos & Silica Awareness sessions to as many TAFE apprentices that we could. We are very proud to say that there are apprentice Carpenters at Chisholm TAFE Frankston and Dandenong that have been a part of these sessions.

We also have been able to have a session before COVID and during COVID to Painting and Decorating apprentices at TAFE Gippsland Newborough campus and The Gordon at Geelong.

All have been very successful. We thank those trade teachers who managed to be able to gather their apprentices on a virtual hook up to be a part of this very valuable session.

It is a credit to the trade teachers and their apprentices for learning in this manner and we wish them every success in their chosen professions – here are some pics of some of those sessions below – we will be putting in an article to the ACV/GARDS Asbestos & Silica November newsletter – soon to be available