Understanding airborne contaminants: new animations now available!

Safe Work Australia recently published 5 animations to help employers and workers understand what airborne containments are, how they can impact health, and how to manage the exposure risks.

The animations cover:

·         what airborne contaminants are and the potential harm they can cause (view animation)

·         the sources of airborne contaminants (view animation)

·         how to identify if workers are being exposed to airborne contaminants (view animation)

·         controls to manage the risk of exposure to airborne contaminants (view animation), and

·         preparing for the transition to workplace exposure limits (view animation).

The animations are in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and Vietnamese, and are available now on our airborne contaminants hub, along with easy-to-read infographics and more.

The airborne contaminants hub provides information to help workers and employers understand how to protect themselves and their workers from exposure to airborne contaminants. Resources are available to help prepare for the transition from workplace exposure standards to workplace exposure limits which comes into effect on 1 December 2026.