Silica Testing
Silica Monitoring
When microscopic particles of crystalline silica dust are inhaled, they can travel deep into lung tissues and cause irreversible damage. Diseases associated with silica-induced lung damage include silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and kidney disease. Silicosis is a fully preventable but incurable disease that is often fatal.
RCS dust is created when materials containing silica are disturbed to generate fine dust particles. Crystalline silica (otherwise known as silicon dioxide, SiO2) is a very common, naturally occurring mineral used in various industrial products.
Some materials that contain silica include:
- Sand
- Concrete
- Stone
- Pottery
- Ceramics
- Bricks
- Glass
- Mortar
- Manmade Stone Benchtops
- Sand
- Concrete
- Stone
- Mortar
- Glass
- Pottery
- Ceramics
- Bricks
- Manmade Stone Benchtops
Legislation
Under the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016:
- PCBU’s have a duty to manage risks associated with hazardous substances and ensure that workers are not exposed to substances at levels that exceed prescribed exposure standards.
- If the PCBU is not certain on reasonable grounds whether the concentration of a substance hazardous to health at the workplace exceeds the relevant exposure standards, then the PCBU must ensure that exposure monitoring is carried out.
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