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Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica at work

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL)
Safe Work Australia's Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica at Work provides practical guidance for PCBUs to comply with WHS duties when workers may be exposed to RCS dust. It covers...
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Legislation date 1 Sep 2024 Latest change across 1 topic

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Air monitoring for high risk processing of crystalline silica substances

Oct 2026
For each high risk processing of a crystalline silica substance, a PCBU must undertake air monitoring for respirable crystalline silica in a...
Medium
1 citation

Health monitoring for workers doing high risk silica processing

Oct 2026
PCBUs must provide health monitoring for all workers carrying out high risk processing of a crystalline silica substance, under Division 6 o...
Medium
1 citation

PCBU Duty to Manage RCS Risks — Hierarchy of Controls

Jul 2026
PCBUs must apply the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimise worker exposure to RCS dust, as required by the WHS Regulation and this...
High
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Preparing, reviewing and revising a silica risk control plan

Oct 2026
Where processing of a crystalline silica substance is assessed as high risk, a silica risk control plan must be developed before work commen...
Medium
1 citation

Scope and Application of the RCS Model Code of Practice

Jul 2026
The national model Code of Practice applies to all PCBUs where workers may be exposed to RCS, spanning engineered stone, construction, and g...
Medium
1 citation

Strengthened Regulation of Crystalline Silica Substances from 1 September 2024

Aug 2026
WHS Regulation amendments effective 1 September 2024 extend stronger controls to all workplaces handling materials containing ≥1% crystallin...
High
1 citation

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