Secret reports reveal silica dust breaches on major tunnel projects
Tunnel workers on major projects repeatedly exposed to excessive silica dust levelsExclusive by investigative reporter Antonia O'FlahertyTopic:Workplace Accidents and IncidentsPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amAfter NSW parliament…
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Tunnel workers on major projects repeatedly exposed to excessive silica dust levelsExclusive by investigative reporter Antonia O'FlahertyTopic:Workplace Accidents and IncidentsPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:02amAfter NSW parliament compelled tunnel contractors and regulators to release silica dust exposure data, occupational hygienist Kate Cole analysed more than 100,000 pages of reports. (ABC News: Berge Breiland )In short:Tunnel workers on some of Australia's most prominent infrastructure projects were repeatedly exposed to levels of silica dust far beyond the workplace standard, previously secret reports reveal.The exposure level breaches are detailed in air sampling records from Brisbane's Cross River Rail, the largest study of NSW tunnel…
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