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
2
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

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Queensland Government
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Residential
Commercial
Civil
Industrial
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