Healthy tradies means healthy trade industries
We know you share our respect and support for tradies around Australia
They’re a huge part of our community both professionally and privately, which is why we’re passionate about protecting their health.
Whether it be construction, mining, or agriculture – healthy tradies mean healthy trade industries.
Occupational lung disease treatment has always focused on prevention, rehabilitation and managing the conditions. With your help, we can do more. The Tradie Health Institute initiative is dedicated to backing researchers who are performing ground-breaking research with the aim of detecting the disease earlier and developing medical treatments to make lives better.
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What makes the Tradie Health Institute initiative different?
Working in collaboration with the Queensland Lung Transplant Service, clinicians, scientists, and industry, the initiative has become a driving force in world-first research, pioneering treatments, and early-detection trials.
Collaborate
Unite industry, government and advocacy groups to expedite health outcomes.
Treat
Support researchers working to uncover new and effective ways to treat and manage occupational lung disease.
Improve lives
Occupational lung disease can be deadly. Families and lives depend on the researchers we support.
The problem
Trade industries have laid the foundation for cities and towns for many generations, and at the heart of this are people. For some, however, that work has come at a terrible cost to their wellbeing.
Thousands of Australian tradespeople have been diagnosed with an occupational lung disease that impacts the quality and length of their life. We need to change the prognosis for them.
The opportunity
The initiative involves raising awareness, as well as supporting ground-breaking research and pioneering treatments to give help and hope to our nation’s tradies and their families.
Tradie Health Institute
The Tradie Health Institute, powered by The Common Good is a world-first research initiative established to tackle occupational lung disease, including the deadly disease silicosis.
From humble labs inside Australia’s leading cardiothoracic hospital, The Prince Charles Hospital, the internationally renowned scientists we support are performing groundbreaking work to improve the lives of those we know and love.
Hear from our Partners
Mark Baker
BESIX Watpac, CEO
“Sadly, there are many out there who have not taken the right precautions or simply weren’t aware of the risks. I now call on other CEOs to stand with BESIX Watpac and support The Tradie Health Institute in this battle against silicosis and other occupational lung conditions.”
Melton White
Mideco, Director
“We were aware of the efforts of The Common Good to tackle occupational lung disease, particularly the work they are funding in the silicosis space. As a company, we want to be part of meaningful solutions for the community, and this is another way to show just how committed we are to keeping tradies safe.”
Join us in protecting the health of our tradies
E: tradie@thecommongood.org.au
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