Asbestos and crystalline silica remain two of the most significant health risks facing Australian workplaces today. Despite decades of awareness, workers continue to be diagnosed with asbestos-related disease and, more recently, with silicosis linked to engineered stone and other exposures
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Time: 8.30am -11.30am AEST (SYD/MEL) Please check correct start time for your own timezone
RSVP: By COB, Monday 10 November 2025
Location: Doltone House, 3/181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Cost: $50 for NSCA Foundation members | $80 for non-members (includes GST)
What to Expect:
- The regulatory landscape – current approaches, compliance priorities, and upcoming changes.
- Legal responsibilities – obligations, liabilities, and lessons from recent cases.
- Silica in the workplace – controls, challenges, and the latest evidence on preventing exposure.
- Asbestos management – the ongoing risks, safe handling practices, and future challenges.
- Lived experience – hearing directly from those impacted by exposure to connect the technical and regulatory discussions back to the human cost.











