18 – 20 November 2018 | Sheraton on the Park, Sydney

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency was established on 1 July 2013 to provide a national focus on asbestos issues which goes beyond workplace safety to encompass environmental and public health concerns. The agency aims to ensure asbestos issues receive the attention and focus needed to drive change across all levels of government.

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Approximately one third of all homes built in Australia contain asbestos products.
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Between 1930 and 1983 approximately 1.5 million tonnes of all forms of asbestos was imported into Australia.
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An average of 4000 people die from asbestos-related diseases each year in Australia, a trend that continues to rise.

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Media release: Asbestos-related diseases costing over $500 million

Media release: Asbestos-related diseases costing over $500 million a year

Direct health care combined with the impact on productivity in the workplace as a result of asbestos-related diseases costs Australia over half a billion dollars a year.
A new report commissioned by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency has measured the medical and economic opportunity costs associated with asbestos-related disease.
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Media release: National, consistent approach needed in managing Australia’s legacy asbestos in water mains

With the cost of dealing with 40,000 kilometres of water mains pipes containing asbestos across Australia expected to significantly rise, a clear nationally consistent approach to managing asbestos in water mains is required.
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Barriers, motivations and options for increasing asbestos removal in the residential and commercial sectors

Barriers, motivations and options for increasing asbestos removal in the residential and commercial sectors executive summary (PDF 4.61 MB) Barriers, motivations and options for removal in the residential and commercial sectors - fact sheet (PDF 4.43 MB) Barriers, motivations and options for increasing asbestos removal in the residential and commercial sectors executive summary (DOCX 1.54 MB)