{"id":779,"date":"2023-03-15T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/?p=779"},"modified":"2024-08-19T06:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T06:23:28","slug":"silica-dust-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-affect-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/blog\/silica-dust-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-affect-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Silica dust \u2013 what is it and how does it affect your health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may have heard about the dangers of silica dust. And that it causes a progressive, irreversible, untreatable and potentially fatal disease of the lungs called silicosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may know that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dry<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sandblasting, grinding, cutting, sanding, polishing, and drilling of silica-containing materials like concrete, rock, glass, asphalt, cement and particularly engineered stone are hazardous tasks in construction. Why? Because you create silica dust that is too small to settle. It floats around undetected in the air that is breathed in by you and those around you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WorkSafe Victoria\u2019s free \u201cstonemans\u2019 screening project\u201d diagnosed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafe.vic.gov.au\/resources\/silica-associated-lung-disease-health-screening-research-phase-one-final-report\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">29%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of engineered stone workers with silicosis in 2019\/2020, and a similar campaign in 2021 in Queensland, Australia, diagnosed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/medicine\/news\/latest\/2021-articles\/renovating-your-kitchen-help-australias-tradies-avoid-silicosis-by-not-choosing-artificial-stone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of engineered stone workers with silicosis &#8211; some are young, and some are without symptoms as yet!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Am I protected if I\u2019m wearing a respirator?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiny silica dust particles can penetrate your respirator if you aren\u2019t careful. Make sure your respirator has been fit-tested and isn\u2019t worn over a beard. You must also have the correct filters, as Silica dust is 100 times smaller than sand and can penetrate some filters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Prevention sounds like a better option! What steps can I take?<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Step 1: Understand what happens when you inhale silica dust.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Knowledge will empower you to make wise choices:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R_sC2wX9Uwc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch the two-minute video here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thankfully your lungs have built-in traps that catch most impurities and dust. The nose, windpipe and air tubes are lined with mucus membranes. Dust that was not sneezed out, sticks to the mucus and is coughed out, spatted out or swallowed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But some respirable crystalline silica\/RCS dust escapes these traps and is tiny enough to enter the deepest destination in the lungs where they cause irritation, inflammation and scar tissue formation, even after silica dust exposure is stopped. Widespread, ongoing scar tissue formation reduces the surface area that is left for gas exchange, reducing your oxygen levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Step 2: Know the silica content of your construction materials and substitute for less hazardous materials!<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The higher the silica content of the material, the more silica dust is created. For instance the extremely high silica content of engineered stone causes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DBQCZuOC9h4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201caccelerated silicosis\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop exposure: the Australian Government has an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/blog\/engineered-stone-ban-and-crystalline-silica-regulations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">engineered stone ban<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Strict rules now apply if you need to work with already installed engineered stone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lessen exposure: substitute high-silica-content materials for no\/low-silica-content materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples of the silica content of some of your construction materials:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Engineered stone: up to 92%!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fibre-cement sheeting: 5-40%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concrete and slate: 20-40%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Granite\/natural stone: 25-60%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silica contents of products like cement can be found in their Safety Data Sheets (SDS).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Are there symptoms to look out for?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Damage to the lungs from silica dust and symptoms of disease may not appear for many years. Workers may not show any symptoms, even at the point of initial diagnosis, which is why prevention and health monitoring are critical. Often workers are diagnosed during routine h<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ealth monitoring, as chest x-rays may show scar tissue formation even if you are without symptoms. Silicosis symptoms may include a dry cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, chest pain and unexplained weight loss. Silicosis also increases your risk for other conditions like lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, kidney disease and some auto-immune diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What if I\u2019m experiencing some of these symptoms?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tell your doctor about your current or previous exposure to silica dust. To rule out silicosis, respiratory questionnaires, lung function tests, chest X-rays and CT scans may be required.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why is health monitoring important?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Early detection of silicosis, before symptoms develop, can motivate you to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/content-v2.api.worksafe.vic.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-02\/ISBN-Silica-associated-lung-disease-health-screening-research-phase-1-final-report-2020-11.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stop further exposure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and thereby improve your health outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How do I organise health monitoring?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you were exposed to silica dust currently or in the past, even if you wore respirators and even if you have no symptoms, you need routine health monitoring. Talk to your employer. Tell your doctor about your exposure. Engineered stone workers must see specialist occupational health doctors. Early detection is most important!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Treatment\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treatment is limited to relieving symptoms. For instance, oxygen therapy and bronchodilators will allow you to breathe more easily. Advanced silicosis requires lung transplants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>More Information on how to protect yourself from the risk of inhaling silica dust:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is important to understand that depending on the State\/Territory you are working in, there are very likely specific requirements you need to meet to ensure you are appropriately managing the risks. The state regulators have plenty of information available to learn more. We have provided a few key links below for you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au\/safety-topic\/hazards\/crystalline-silica-and-silicosis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SafeWork Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafe.vic.gov.au\/crystalline-silica\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WorkSafe Victoria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safework.nsw.gov.au\/resource-library\/list-of-all-codes-of-practice\/codes-of-practice\/engineered-stone-code-of-practice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SafeWork NSW<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafe.qld.gov.au\/safety-and-prevention\/hazards\/hazardous-exposures\/respirable-crystalline-silica\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WorkSafe QLD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafe.qld.gov.au\/safety-and-prevention\/hazards\/hazardous-exposures\/respirable-crystalline-silica\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SafeWork SA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.wa.gov.au\/worksafe\/silica-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WorkSafe WA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Call\u00a0<strong>1800 954 702<\/strong>\u00a0or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@hazardco.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">info@hazardco.com<\/a>\u00a0to get in touch with the HazardCo team.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have heard about the dangers of silica dust. 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