23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

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Deadly Dust: Silica and Asbestos

Symposium

3:45 pm

29 November 2023

Parkside Ballroom

Themes

Asbestos

Construction

Data

Futureproofing

Behaviour Change

Leadership

Mining

Occupational Disease

Policy

Risk Management

Respirable

Silica

Session Description

Our Experts

Mr Dzifa Ahadzi

Founding President

Health and Safety Group Africa (HESAG Africa) - Flensburg, Germany

Mr Gerd Albracht

Technical Advisor

IALI - Spain

Mrs Jackii Shepherd

Senior Director, Specialist Operations, Capability & Communication

Worksafe ACT - Canberra, Australia

Mr Phillip Hazelton

APHEDA

Manager of the Eliminating Asbestos Related Diseases Program

Mrs Samantha Connell

President-Elect

International Occupational Hygiene Association

Ms Simone Stevenson

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency - Melbourne, Australia

Session Programme

3:45 pm

Deadly Dust: Silica and Asbestos

Mr Gerd Albracht - Technical Advisor - IALI, Mr Phillip Hazelton - APHEDA - Manager of the Eliminating Asbestos Related Diseases Program, Mr Dzifa Ahadzi - Founding President - Health and Safety Group Africa (HESAG Africa), Mrs Jackii Shepherd - Senior Director, Specialist Operations, Capability & Communication - Worksafe ACT, Mrs Samantha Connell - President-Elect - International Occupational Hygiene Association, Ms Simone Stevenson - Chief Executive Officer - Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency

When will we learn?

The dangers of exposure to silica and asbestos are well known, yet still not controlled. Join this symposium to hear how two common respirable hazards are being tackled globally, and lessons to prevent the next wave of respirable disease.