Medical practitioners have an important role in monitoring the health of workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust. The resources below provide guidance for medical practitioners on this topic.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Practice guide: National Guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust with specific reference to the occupational respiratory diseases associated with engineered stone.
The National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry stores data on occupational respiratory diseases in Australia. It will help to reduce, eliminate, and improve our understanding of preventable occupational respiratory diseases.
Safe Work Australia
A guide for registered medical practitioners with experience in health monitoring who is engaged by person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to carry out or supervise health monitoring.