ASSEA is conducting an review of the potential adverse effects to human health posed by exposure to silica nanoparticles. 

GP Awareness Survey
The GP Awareness Survey focuses on understanding general practitioners’ awareness of silica-related health risks and their role in early detection and patient education. 

The Silica Awareness Survey is the first of an annual piece of research, aligned with the Silica National Strategic Plan (SNSP), and designed to understand how Australians perceive and respond to the risks of respirable crystalline silica exposure. The survey is structured using a behaviourally-informed approach to investigate not just what people know, but how that knowledge translates into behaviour. 

Assessing and identifying the best practices for the treatment and management of ARDs.

Exploring whether aging asbestos-cement water pipes are releasing fibres.

Improving our understanding the risks of asbestos present in our daily environment.

Supporting the development of new technologies for the real-time detection of asbestos, and providing guidance for regulators and manufacturers on best practices for the design and use of portable devices.

Integrating a map of the prevalence of asbestos in houses across Australian neighbourhoods into Commonwealth Government databases to help planning for asbestos removal and to ensure community safety in response to natural disasters.

The National Dust Disease Taskforce was established to address the concern about the emerging trend of new cases of accelerated silicosis in Australia.