Workers' Compensation Dust Diseases Board
This website has been developed to help you and your family better understand the role of the Dust Diseases Board and the compensation process. This website explains the steps you will need to take to find out whether you have contracted a dust disease as a result of your employment as a deemed worker in New South Wales and whether you are entitled to compensation. After reading through this site, you may still have some questions about the compensation process. The staff at the Dust Diseases Board will be happy to answer these questions or to provide you with further information.
The Board can be contacted between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday, on the contact numbers to the right.
What's New
| 1 January 2012 |
Respiratory Health Monitoring Service
From 1 January 2012 the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulation 2011 requires employers to provide health monitoring for each employee who is at risk of being exposed to Asbestos, Crystalline Silica or other hazardous chemicals. The DDB offers a one-stop screening service that comes to the employer’s work site using the DDB's Mobile Respiratory Unit. Click here for more information.
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| 25 November 2011 |
Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) launch a new education site
In August this year, the NSW Government established the Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) chaired by WorkCover, HACA will ensure that NSW Government agencies and local councils effectively coordinate the safe management of asbestos in all stages of its lifecycle, and raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos.
The HACA have collated valuable information and resources for the public and outlines on asbestos issues as well as some background about the HACA’s preliminary initiatives. The information will be updated regularly as a communication strategy is developed as part of a new State-wide Asbestos Plan and the Model Asbestos Policy for local councils. The new information can be found here. |
| 22 June 2011 |
Australian Mesothelioma Registry
The Registry monitors all new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed from 1st July 2010 in Australia. To learn more about the work of the registry, click on this link: Mesothelioma Registry |
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