Safe Work Australia Releases New Guidance for Hazardous Substances

Safe Work Australia has released a number of guidance materials related to hazardous substances, including information on monitoring requirements and duty holder responsibilities.

New guides:

Health monitoring when you work with hazardous chemicals guide
As a worker who works with hazardous chemicals, this guide will help you to understand and make decisions about the health monitoring your PCBU is legally required to give you.

Health monitoring for persons conducting a business or undertaking guide – including accompanying checklist.
As a PCBU, this guide explains what your duties are for monitoring the health of your workers under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and model WHS Regulations.

Crystalline silica health monitoring guide
The guide provides registered medical practitioners with practical guidance on requirements under the work health and safety laws for health monitoring of workers exposed to crystalline silica.

You can view all of Safe Work Australia’s guidance material here.