Silicosis
Asbestos and Silica Awareness Gippsland TAFE Yallourn
ACV/GARDS were invited to conduct asbestos and silica awareness to secondary students and apprentices “Painting & Decorating” cohort on 20 March 2024 – We were fortunate to have Jaonna McNeill along to conduct the silica part of our program – great questions from everyone – these students are now asbestos and silica aware!!!
Read MoreDomestic Building Course for Trainees at Yallourn TAFE
ACV/GARDS were pleased to attend the Domestic Building Course for Trainees by Gippsland Trades and Labour Council on 13 March 2024. We conducted a sessions to the trainees on Asbestos Awareness and the dangers and Silica – This was such an important session as these are the building blocks for further information gathering. We were…
Read MoreSilicosis research and Engineered stone
Article by Monash Lens. Breathing new life into silicosis research. Featuring Jane Bourke, Paris Papagiania, Simon Royce and Claudio Sim. A year ago today, all of Australia’s work health and safety (WHS) government ministers met to discuss a ban of engineered stone to protect workers from silica dust and the deadly lung disease silicosis. The…
Read MoreNew 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 MoreHow long do I have to live?
A new website by My Cancer Companion that presents information and treatments on Lung disease from around the world. Read an article called ‘How long do I have to live?’ https://www.mycancercompanion.com/content/how-long-do-i-have-to-live? Check out the many articles: https://www.mycancercompanion.com/content Visit the full site: https://www.mycancercompanion.com
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 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 MoreJoanna’s Story on Silicosis
Joanna tells her story on how she was exposed to silica dust and now suffers from Silicosis Disease.
Read MoreNew Silicosis Disease information
We’ve recently added more Silicosis information to our website. View or download Silicosis information pdfs here or watch videos about Silicosis awareness >
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