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New infographic to help identify your risk with crystalline silica work
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. Read more information and download the infographic >
Read MoreSilica Assessment Same Day Results – Alfred Hospital Respiratory Clinic
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…
Read MoreSilicosis and Engineered Stone
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…
Read MoreChisholm TAFE VET Apprentices Asbestos & Silica Awareness Sessions May 2021
#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…
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness Geelong TAFE Apprentice Painting & Deco March 2021
#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 –…
Read MoreGippsland TAFE Newborough Campus Apprentice Painting & Decorating March 2021
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…
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness Virtual Sessions During COVID to TAFES
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…
Read MoreThe Gordon TAFE Geelong Virtual Asbestos & Silica Awareness Session
28th Oct 2020 – Today our org did a virtual asbestos and silica awareness session to 11 apprentice Painting & Decorating students at Geelong TAFE. We would like to thank Paul Webb their trade teacher for going above and beyond in making this happen. We were pleased to get feed back that the session was…
Read MoreNew booklets about Asbestos and Silicosis
We are pleased to launch two new booklets with information about Asbestos and Silicosis exposure and support. The booklets cover information about what Asbestos exposure and Silicosis are, treatments available, questions to ask your doctor, general legal questions you may have, and a directory of support organisations. Asbestos exposure Download the detailed Asbestos Exposure booklet…
Read MoreAsbestos & Silica Awareness Chisholm TAFE Frankston Carpenters 2020
#Asbestos & Silica – 12th March 2020 – the ACV/GARDS team visited the Frankston campus of Chisholm TAFE – apprentice Carpenters – 20 new apprentices who listened to an asbestos & silica awareness session – they were a switched on bunch who asked lots of questions around all things asbestos & silica – the feed…
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