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• Managing the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica from Engineered Stone in the Workplace (PDF, 1.4 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, 6.4 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, 4.6 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 the Risks of Respirable Crystalline Silica from Engineered Stone in the Workplace.docx (DOCX, 2.0 MB)

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

• Workplace Issues magazine Summer 2025 (PDF, 1.2 MB)

• Learn about silica

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica 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

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

• 2024 Silica safety campaign

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Silica Risk Control Plan Template November 2024.docx (DOCX, 398.0 KB)

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

• Silica dust has no obvious signs flyer (PDF, 1.8 MB)

• Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone May 2026 PDF (PDF, 214.1 KB)

  Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone

• 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.

• Training resources

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• model form notification permitted work legacy engineered stone Sept2024 4 1.docx (DOCX, 109.8 KB)

  Notification form for permitted work with legacy engineered stone word version

• WorkCover Tasmania Board Annual Report 2023 24 (PDF, 6.6 MB)

• Silica and Dust Diseases

  Silica dust, respirable crystalline silica (RCS), silicosis and associated health problems

• WHS Management Plan 2024 sample for the construction industry.docx (DOCX, 246.2 KB)

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

• WorkCover Board Tasmania Annual Report 2024 25 (PDF, 10.6 MB)

• Mining and quarrying

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• 2022 Court summaries

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

• Industry case studies

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Other resources

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Industry guidance notes

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Silica dust has no obvious signs A3 poster (PDF, 2.9 MB)

• Construction industry

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• 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.

• 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

• Engineered stone

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Quarry Inspection Checklist May 2026.docx (DOCX, 39.5 KB)

  Aimed at those who work in quarries. Use this template to develop a safety inspection tool.

• Your guide to managing safety in housing and construction (PDF, 1.4 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.

• Asbestos in some bunsen burner mats

  Warning of the potential presence of asbestos in bunsen burner mats used in laboratories; and what to do if you have these.

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety alerts

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

• WorkSafe’s partnership with the WorkCover Board

  About us > From our Executive Director

• Asbestos safety

  The health and safety risks of asbestos and how to manage them. Aimed at DIY home renovators and tradespeople/workplaces.

• Asbestos in mineral kits

  Warns of the potential presence of asbestos in mineral kits; and what to do if you have these.

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety alerts

• Construction

  Construction industry hazards, injuries, resources and solutions

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety by industry

• WorkCover Tasmania Scheme Review to 30 June 2025 excl appendices (PDF, 1.6 MB)

  This report has appendices which may not be accessible

• resources

  Silica and Dust Diseases > Learn about silica

• 2023 Court summaries

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

• Minds Matter

• Suggested premium rates 2026 27 Full Report (PDF, 1.4 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

• WorkSafe Tasmania Month 2025

  Information about WorkSafe Month and WorkSafe Awards.

  Topics > Services and events

• Mining

  Mining industry hazards, injuries, resources and solutions

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety by industry

• Manufacturing

  Manufacturing industry hazards, injuries, resources and solutions

  Topics > Health and safety > Safety by industry

• 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.

• Living with silicosis

  Silica and Dust Diseases

• Mental health at work initiatives

  About us > From our Executive Director

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

• resources

  Silica and Dust Diseases > Industry guidance notes

• Legacy engineered stone: Notifying WorkSafe

  Silica and Dust Diseases > Engineered stone

• model Code of Practice How to manage work health and safety risks (PDF, 781.4 KB)

• model code of practice how to manage work health and safety risks nov24.docx (DOCX, 470.5 KB)

• Signed Class Exemption Gazettal (PDF, 373.5 KB)

• 22519 Gazette 24 September 2025 (PDF, 822.8 KB)