Fifth Interim Report (Black Lung)

Black Lung: "It has buggered my life"

28 April 2016

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 23KB)
Terms of Reference	(PDF 9KB)
Acronyms and abbreviations	(PDF 8KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 19KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 19KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 56KB)
Chapter 2 - Background	(PDF 201KB)
Introduction Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Coal mining and CWP History of CWP in Australia Re-emergence of CWP in Australia Mitigation of coal dust levels Protective measures for workers Screening for CWP Queensland regulation NSW regulation Committee view
Chapter 3 - Issues raised	(PDF 1463KB)
Introduction Coal dust level limits Screening process Regulatory capture Support for workers (current and former) Commonwealth Government action in mines health and safety
Chapter 4 - Recommendations	(PDF 223KB)
Reduced coal dust exposure and improved coal dust monitoring More thorough medical screening for CWP Better coal dust regulation Concluding remarks
Appendix 1 - Witnesses who appeared before the committee	(PDF 15KB)
Appendix 2 - Submissions received by the committee in relation to black lung	(PDF 11KB)
Appendix 3 - Additional information and answers to questions on notice	(PDF 12KB)
Tabled Documents Answers to Questions on Notice
Appendix 4 - Previous interim reports	(PDF 31KB)
Appendix 5	(PDF 186KB)

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