People working with silica in Orange will have a chance to brush up on safety on August 6.
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SafeWork NSW will hold a Silica Roadshow at Orange Ex-Services' Club.
Executive director Andrew Gavrielatos said the workplace regulator was reaching out to business owners and workers from the manufactured stone, stonemasonry, tunnelling, mining and domestic construction industries in an effort to prevent cases of silicosis.
"The Cancer Council is predicting one-in-100 workers with past exposure to silica without correct safety measures will develop the disease," he said.
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"Speakers at the roadshow will cover topics on dust control measures, services available for health screening and air monitoring, as well as industry-specific case studies."
Mr Gavrielatos said the disease is preventable with the correct safety measures in place.
"This includes having adequate ventilation systems, installing dust capture systems on portable tools, wetting down the stone, providing personal protective equipment such as masks and respirators, and not using compressed air to remove or clean-up settled dust," he said.
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