Why would icare be contacting an employer instead of the worker directly?

Under the WHS Regulations 2025, PCBUs are required to provide health monitoring to workers working with hazardous chemicals such as respirable crystalline silica. It’s the PCBU’s responsibility to arrange health screening for their workers. The PCBU can opt to use a private screening provider or icare’s services  , or a combination of these providers depending on the PCBU’s preferences.

If a PCBU has registered on the Register and is contacted by icare, it may mean health monitoring records do not exist for those workers or have exceeded 12 months since their last check.

icare can be contacted on 1800 550 027