The new Pro-Visual AR Interactive – VIC Construction Site Safety Guide 2022/23, produced in tandem with the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF), has been released. The new guide has an increased focus on the changes to the OHS amendment for crystalline silica regulations.

Dust diseases impact workers from a wide range of industries including construction. Over 300 silicosis cases were diagnosed nationally due to past exposure to respirable crystalline silica at work.

One in four engineered stone workers who have been in the industry prior to 2018 is suffering from silicosis or other silica dust-related diseases. It’s expected that this number will rise given workers’ exposure to very high levels of respirable crystalline silica in the engineered stone industry since the early 2000s.

The newly released Pro-Visual AR Interactive – VIC Construction Site Safety Guide 2022/23 aids in recognising and controlling the key hazards with the latest WHS Regulatory Guidelines focused on proactive prevention of injury, ill-health and essential information to help create a workplace safety culture of Zero Harm is available via free subscription here.

Designed to be displayed in the workplace the free (AR) Interactive – VIC Construction Site Safety Guide 2022/23 is developed with interactive augmented reality (AR) capabilities for use with a smart device, by simply downloading the free Pro-Vis AR App via the App Store or Google Play.

This digitally interactive guide is a targeted response to workers who often respond well to information relayed via visual means such as videos and 3D visualisations rather than technical written documents.

“Advances in AR technology with a smart device are proving to be interesting drivers for the implementation of the required regulations,” Pro-Visual Publishing chief executive John Hutchings says.

“This most recent guide aims to eliminate, so far as reasonably practicable, the risk of adverse health effects from work involving materials containing crystalline silica by giving them immediate protections and information to employees on risks associated with exposure to crystalline silica dust.”