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WHSQ Respirable Crystalline Silica & Work Health & Wellbeing T oolkit WELCOME Brisbane Region Meeting 11 June 2019, 347 Ann Street, Brisbane Brisbane Region Representatives Jo Kitney Jane Willis Cameron Caldwell SIA Brisbane

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WELCOME

Brisbane Region Meeting – 11 June 2019, 347 Ann Street, Brisbane

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Brisbane Region Representatives

Jo Kitney Jane Willis Cameron Caldwell

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SIA Brisbane Region

  • Range of events and venues
  • Meetings and site visits
  • Networking and celebrations
  • Region representatives
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Our host:

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Presentations

  • 1. WHS Queensland – Respirable

Crystalline Silica

Bradley Geinitz

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Advisor (Occupational Hygiene), WHSQ

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Janine Lees & Alison Abbot , WHSQ

  • 3. SIA Events Update
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Construction dust

Brad Geinitz, WHSQ

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The problem with respirable dust

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Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS)

Workplace exposure standard 0.1 mg/m3 (8h TWA)

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Good, bad, fatal

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Enforcement

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Dust extraction

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Dust extraction

Note: WHSQ accepts both M and H-class for RCS in construction

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Water suppression

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Respirators

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Fit-testing

Fit Check Respirator Fit Test Qualitative Quantitative

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Housekeeping

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High risk construction work

  • is carried out in an area that may have a contaminated or

flammable atmosphere

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Exposure monitoring

  • Australian Standard 2985:2009

Workplace Atmospheres - Method of sampling and gravimetric determination of respirable dust.

  • Sampling must be undertaken in the

breathing zone of the worker

  • Use a competent person (such as a

certified occupational hygienist (COH))

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Enforcement

Prohibition notice (including, but not limited to):

  • RCS-generating task + no controls or controls not working (e.g.

half face respirator with beard & no or inadequate engineering controls) Improvement notice (including, but not limited to):

  • Engineering controls
  • RPE use & selection
  • SWMS (+ Infringement)
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Resources

  • WHSQ construction dust web page:

https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/construction/workplace- hazards/silica-exposure-a-serious-risk-for-construction- workers

  • WHSQ silica technical guide:

https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/00 08/83186/silica_managing_workplace.pdf

  • Safe Work Australia – crystalline silica health monitoring:

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/crystalline- silica-health-monitoring

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  • 2. Work Health and Wellbeing

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Janine Lees & Alison Abbot , WHSQ

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  • 3. SIA Events Update

SIA Brisbane Region SIA QLD Visions Conference

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https://www.sia.org.au/events

SIA Events

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https://www.sia.org.au/events

SIA Brisbane Region

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Qld Visions Conference

https://www.visions.org.au/

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Thank you

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safety-institute-of-australia @SIA_OHSProf SafetyInstituteofAustralia www.sia.org.au