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GuadeloupeSenate Community Affairs References Committee Secretariat (Australian Senate)

Report Title:	Workplace exposure to toxic dust
Report ID:	82
Date:	5/1/2006
Report Type:	Government Report
URL:	[report.pdf]
Country:	Australia
Organization:	Senate Community Affairs References Committee Secretariat (Australian Senate)
Summary:	In 2005, the Community Affairs References Committee of the Australian Senate, motivated by past worker exposures to asbestos, silica, and other traditional airborne dusts, initiated an investigation and report regarding exposure to toxic dusts in the workplace. The development of nanotechnology and its nanoscale materials raises fears that similar health concerns will emerge again in Australian industry. This report summarizes the current health impacts of asbestos and other particles, the adequacy of existing workplace regulations, and addresses the potential of future health issues arising from nanomaterials. The report recommends the creation of a working party on nanotechnology regulation, focusing on the adequacy of existing regulations and how to adapt the present regulatory framework to incorporate nanomaterials.

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