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Councils & LGAs
Detect workplace hazards. Protect your people.
Councils and LGAs manage a diverse workforce, with the updated Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) commencing on 1 December 2026 relevant to contaminants encountered across many council operations.
From roads and civil works to parks, depots, waste services and fleet maintenance, everyday activities can expose workers to hazardous dusts, diesel engine exhaust, welding fumes, chemicals and other airborne contaminants.
If your business undertakes any of the following activities, the revised Workplace Exposure Limits may affect your workplace.
Roads & Civil Works
Parks & Gardens
Depots & Workshops
Waste Operations
Water & Sewer Operations
Fleet Maintenance
Plant & Equipment
Construction & Maintenance
Welding & Fabrication
Common Workplace Hazards: Airborne dusts, diesel engine exhaust and task-specific contaminants
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Dust generated during cutting, excavation, road maintenance and vehicle or plant movements
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Dusts, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Exposure during chemical application, grounds maintenance and other outdoor activities
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring where required
Common Workplace Hazards: Diesel engine exhaust, welding fumes, grinding dusts, solvents and degreasers
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Multiple airborne contaminants associated with plant, vehicle and equipment maintenance
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Dusts, diesel engine exhaust and process-specific airborne contaminants
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Exposure associated with waste handling, vehicle movements and processing activities
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Gases, chemicals and process-specific airborne contaminants
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Potential exposure during treatment, maintenance and sewer-related activities
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring where required
Common Workplace Hazards: Diesel engine exhaust, welding fumes, grinding dusts, solvents and degreasers
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Airborne contaminants generated during vehicle servicing, engine testing and repair activities
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Diesel engine exhaust and airborne dusts
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Diesel particulate matter and dust exposure around operating plant and equipment
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Construction dusts, welding fumes, paints, coatings and solvents
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Changing exposures associated with building, repair and maintenance activities
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Common Workplace Hazards: Welding fumes, manganese, chromium, nickel and other metal contaminants
Primary Workplace Exposure Considerations: Fumes and particulates generated during welding, cutting, grinding and fabrication
Recommended JTA Services: Occupational Hygiene Assessment, Workplace Exposure Monitoring
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Detect workplace hazards. Protect your people.
Identify workplace hazards through Occupational Hygiene Assessments, workplace inspections and hazard identification.
Assess potential worker exposure and undertake Workplace Exposure Monitoring where required.
Eliminate exposure where reasonably practicable or reduce it so far as is reasonably practicable, prioritising higher-order controls.
Review control effectiveness through ongoing assessment and further monitoring where required.
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Council operations can involve a wide range of airborne contaminants. Organisations should identify which substances and activities are relevant to their workforce and review existing controls before 1 December 2026.
No. The need for monitoring depends on the contaminants present, work undertaken, potential worker exposure and existing controls. An Occupational Hygiene Assessment can help determine whether monitoring is required.
Potential exposure can occur across roads and civil works, parks and gardens, depots, waste services, fleet maintenance, water and sewer operations, construction and other maintenance activities.
Yes. Activities such as vehicle servicing, welding, grinding and chemical use can generate diesel exhaust, metal fumes, dusts, vapours and other airborne contaminants.
Yes. Diesel engine exhaust can expose operators and nearby workers, particularly where equipment operates in enclosed or partially enclosed areas. The new diesel particulate matter WEL commences on 1 December 2026.
Parks and grounds workers may use a range of pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. Councils should identify the substances being used and assess how workers may encounter them during storage, preparation, application and clean-up.
Councils should eliminate exposure where reasonably practicable or reduce it so far as is reasonably practicable. Higher-order controls should take priority where reasonably practicable, consistent with the hierarchy of controls.
JTA can identify workplace hazards across council operations, assess potential worker exposure, undertake Workplace Exposure Monitoring where required and recommend practical controls.
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JTA Health, Safety & Noise Specialists acknowledges the Boon Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which the home of JTA resides. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.
