Respirable Crystalline Silica Screening
Onsite Respirable Crystalline Silica Screenings
Boncentric has extensive experience delivering onsite respiratory health surveillance programs to crystalline silica exposed workers across Australia.
Respirable Crystalline Silica Health Surveillance Services
- As a mobile health service provider, Boncentric brings the required medical resourcing and equipment directly to your site, helping significantly reduce travel and lost productivity costs for your workforce.
- Our Crystalline Silica Health Surveillance program leverages our proprietary Boncentric Medicals, a sophisticated software system that provides end-to-end project management.
- Led by industry-recognised physicians, our crystalline silica screening service delivers robust clinical oversight and streamlined outcomes for employers and workers alike.
Advantages of partnering with Boncentric
Frequently Asked Questions
Respiratory health surveillance requirements for Crystalline Silica Exposed Workers
In accordance with Safe Work Australia regulations, workers exposed to crystalline silica must undergo regular respiratory health assessments, especially those performing tasks such as cutting, grinding, or polishing silica-containing materials. Health surveillance must be overseen by a qualified medical professional and conducted periodically, based on the level of risk and extent of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust.
Crystalline Silica health surveillance examinations generally include the following components:
- Respiratory questionnaire
- ILO chest X-ray read by a qualified b-reader radiologist
- Spirometry test
- Chest examination
- Further follow-up tests if required (complex lung test, HRCT scan and / or respiratory specialist review)
Who is eligible to complete a Crystalline Silica medical?
The recommended schedule for health monitoring of crystalline silica exposure is as follows:
- Pre-Employment: A baseline crystalline silica medical assessment should be completed before employment to establish a reference point for future comparisons of lung function changes.
- Periodic (Annually): An annual crystalline silica medical assessment is required while the employee remains in the hazardous work environment.
- Post-Employment: A final crystalline silica medical assessment should be conducted once the employee leaves the hazardous environment.
Crystalline Silica Health Surveillance Service Locations
As a mobile service provider, Boncentric has the capacity to perform onsite Crystalline Silica medicals anywhere in Australia. Boncentric brings the required medical resourcing and equipment directly to your site, helping significantly reduce travel and lost productivity costs for your workforce.
Partner with one of Boncentric's Experienced Supervising Doctors
Respiratory health surveillance programs for crystalline silica exposed workers must be supervised by an appropriately qualified Supervising Doctor. Their responsibility is to ensure that examinations are carried out by experienced and qualified physicians and to report the examination findings to the Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU).
Boncentric offers a team of highly experienced Supervising Doctors to oversee health surveillance examinations for Crystalline Silica workers. If you are interested in an onsite respiratory health surveillance program for your organisation, please contact us to find out more about this service.
Unmatched clinical quality
Working with Boncentric means you are working with the best in the business.
- Boncentric has extensive experience in delivering mobile spirometry and partners with accredited radiology providers to ensure the highest standards of respiratory testing for crystalline silica exposed workers.
- Our Examining Medical Officers and Supervising Doctors are leaders in their field, supported by senior specialists in radiology, occupational health, and respiratory medicine.
- This holistic approach from a team of experts with extensive experience in dust-related lung diseases means your organisation can be assured of the quality and reliability of our crystalline silica health surveillance program.
Smarter health surveillance for for silica-exposed industries
High-impact workplace health assessments delivered onsite with Boncentric’s fleet of custom-built mobile health clinics.
One partner. Complete workforce support.
Boncentric offers a range of complementary onsite health and wellbeing services designed to work together. This enables organisations to deliver consistent, end-to-end support across workforce health.
Companies We Support
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This was a far better experience than offsite testing clinics.
James O.
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Team conducting the assessments were very professional.
Joshual L.
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This is perfect for the corporate environment and also remote communities with a lack of access.
Harry K.
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It helped having the service at our depot as it was easily accessible, saving considerable time.