An interactive awareness course on respirable crystalline silica (RCS), the fine dust released when workers cut, grind, drill or polish concrete, stone, brick, tiles and other silica-containing materials. Understand how RCS harms the lungs, the diseases it causes, the workplace exposure standard, the national prohibition on engineered stone and the risk control plan and notification duties for silica work, plus the controls, air monitoring and health monitoring that keep workers safe. Includes a real jobsite decision scenario and quick self-checks.
~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Explain what respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is and identify the common tasks and materials that generate it
Describe silicosis and the other diseases caused by breathing in silica dust
State the workplace exposure standard for RCS and what it means for a workplace
Outline the prohibition on engineered stone work and the risk control plan and notification requirements for silica processing
Select effective controls using the hierarchy of controls, and explain the role of air monitoring and health monitoring
Course Content
1. What crystalline silica is and where it comes from
2. Silicosis and other silica-related diseases
3. The exposure standard and the duty to control
4. Engineered stone prohibition, risk control plans and notification
5. Controlling the risk: elimination, water, extraction, RPE and monitoring
6. Apply it: a jobsite decision scenario
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Construction, stonemasonry, tunnelling, quarrying, manufacturing and demolition workers, supervisors and small business operators who work with concrete, stone, bricks, tiles or engineered stone.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training required to carry out high-risk work with crystalline silica in your state or territory. Always follow your workplace's safe work method statements and your regulator's specific requirements.
Suggested next course
Crystalline Silica Dust Awareness belongs to a core WHS set we selected for Australian building and construction work. Next in that set is How to Complete a Risk Assessment (Step by Step). Check which courses your own site or role actually requires.
$49 per person
$49.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~45 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Construction, stonemasonry, tunnelling, quarrying, manufacturing and demolition workers, supervisors and small business operators who work with concrete, stone, bricks, tiles or engineered stone.
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