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• Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica from Engineered Stone in the Workplace (PDF, 1.0 MB)

  Provides practical guidance on how to manage the health and safety risks associated with respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone

• Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace.docx (DOCX, 1.2 MB)

  Provides practical guidance on how to manage the health and safety risks associated with respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone

• Managing silica at construction sites guidance note (PDF, 1.8 MB)

  This guidance note includes advice about silica containing materials and products, and how to control the risks when silica dust is generated from working with them.

• Managing silica at quarry and mining sites guidance note (PDF, 2.3 MB)

  This guidance note includes advice about silica containing materials and products, and how to control the risks when silica dust is generated from working with them.

• Silica safe

  Explains the health and safety risks of silica dust and how to manage them.

• Workplace issues magazine Winter 2023 (PDF, 1.6 MB)

• Workplace Issues magazine Winter 2022 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

• Beware of workplace dust exposure (PDF, 7.7 MB)

  Explains what silica dust is, the health risks of being exposed to silica dust, which occupations and industries are most at risk.

• Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace

  Provides practical guidance on how to manage the health and safety risks associated with respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone

  Topics > Laws and compliance > Codes of practice > codes of practice folder

• Preventing exposure to silica from engineered stone benchtops

  Warns of the health and safety risks of exposure to silica dust; and the control measures to be considered.

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety alerts

• 2022 Court summaries

  Topics > Laws and compliance > Enforcement and prosecutions > Prosecutions > Summaries of prosecutions

• silicasafe Poster 1 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

  Poster supporting the silica safe campaign.

• silicasafe Poster 2 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

  Poster supporting the silica safe campaign.

• Construction template WHS Management Plan 2022.docx (DOCX, 236.0 KB)

  Aimed at the construction industry. Use this template to help you create your own work health and safety management plan.

• Silica Dust Awareness Campaign Kit (PDF, 3.4 MB)

  Stakeholder kit supporting the quad safe campaign.

• WorkSafe inspectors workplace compliance programs

  Topics > Laws and compliance > Inspectors

• Your guide to managing safety in housing and construction (PDF, 1.3 MB)

  Aimed at small residential builders. Explains how to manage your legal work health and safety requirements in residential construction; develop a work health and safety management plan for your business; and develop safe work method statements (SWMS) for high risk construction work.

• Suggested premium rates 2023 24 full report (PDF, 8.0 MB)

  This actuary's report provides explanation on the development of suggested workers compensation insurance premium rates for 2022-23

• Workplace issues magazine Spring 2023 (PDF, 1.5 MB)

• WorkSafe’s partnership with the WorkCover Board

  About us > From our Executive Director

• WorkCover Tasmania Scheme Review to 30 June 2023 excl appendices (PDF, 3.3 MB)

  WorkCover Tasmania Scheme Review to 30 June 2023 minus appendices, which may not be accessible

• Manufacturing

  Manufacturing industry hazards, injuries, resources and solutions

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety by industry

• Summaries of prosecutions

  Lists court summaries of prosecutions undertaken by WorkSafe Tasmania.

  Topics > Laws and compliance > Enforcement and prosecutions > Prosecutions

• Catch up on past events

  Watch recordings of past Better Work Tasmania events, along with content on current work health, safety and wellbeing issues

  Topics > Services and events > Better Work Tasmania

• Mental health at work initiatives

  About us > From our Executive Director

• Mining

  Mining industry hazards, injuries, resources and solutions

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety by industry

• WorkSafe Month Guidelines 2024 (PDF, 3.7 MB)

• Fumes, vapours and dusts

  The health and safety risks of airborne contaminants and how to manage them

  Topics > Health and safety > Hazards and solutions A-Z > Hazards and solutions A-Z pages > F

• Safe Bodies Safe Minds Conference Guidelines 2024 (PDF, 2.8 MB)

• Workplace Issues magazine Summer 2023 (PDF, 1.8 MB)

• Distilleries Guide to Achieving Compliance.docx (DOCX, 483.3 KB)

  This checklist will help those working in the distillery industry achieve compliance and get ready for an inspection by a WorkSafe inspector. Covers workplace environment, plant and equipment, hazardous chemicals and more.