About this policy
Cancer Council Australia’s Silica Dust policy presents information about policy priorities, preventing exposure and cancer risk related to silica dust.
This chapter of the National Cancer Prevention Policy was developed by Cancer Council's expert Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee and endorsed by its principal Public Health Committee. The section was reviewed by Dr Renee Carey (Curtin University) and Emeritus Professor Malcolm Sim AM (Monash University).
This section was published January 2026.
Contact us at cancercontrolpolicy@cancer.org.au.
