Our advisory committees provide insight and advice to support the implementation of our National Strategic Plan and assist ASSEA with the performance of its functions.
The Asbestos Advisory Committee and the Silica Advisory Committee are established under Section 24 of the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013 to provide advice to the Agency and the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Council (ASSEC).
Asbestos Advisory Committee
The Asbestos Advisory Committee (AAC) supports the implementation of priority actions under the Asbestos National Strategic Plan 2024-30, in particular:
- awareness raising initiatives
- research, evaluation and data initiatives, and
- targeting industry sectors, communities and/or occupations most at risk.
The AAC is made up of a wide range of members with expertise in:
- asbestos policy, regulation and compliance
- asbestos exposure risks
- industry practices and technical innovations in relation to asbestos identification, management, removal and disposal
- influencing behaviour change through awareness, education and/or training, and
- asbestos-related diseases, including in research, evaluation and/or data (e.g. on incidence), diagnosis and treatment (e.g. medical, health and allied health professionals), advocacy, support and care.
The AAC meets twice a year.
Silica Advisory Committee
The Silica Advisory Committee (SAC) supports the implementation of priority actions under the Silica National Strategic Plan 2024-30, in particular:
- awareness raising initiatives
- research, evaluation and data initiatives, and
- targeting industry sectors, communities and/or occupations most at risk.
The SAC is made up of a wide range of members with expertise in:
- representing workers (unions) or employers (employer organisations) in industries with exposure to respirable crystalline silica
- silica policy, regulation and compliance
- respirable crystalline silica exposure risks
- industry practices and technical innovations in relation to controlling silica risks, including health monitoring
- influencing behaviour change through awareness, education and/or training
- silica-related diseases, including in research, evaluation and/or data (e.g. on incidence), diagnosis or treatment (e.g. medical, health and allied health professionals), advocacy, support and care.
The SAC meets twice a year.
Asbestos & Silica Senior Implementation Forum
The Senior Implementation Forum members are Senior Executives that represent organisations responsible for leading priority actions under both National Strategic Plans.
The Forum drives progress of priority actions under the Asbestos National Strategic Plan (ANSP) and the Silica National Strategic Plan (SNSP and will enable effective communication of actions and projects and facilitate coordination and cooperation between and across leading organisations for the duration of the plans. This will be achieved by:
- promoting transparent and sustained collaboration with others responsible for delivering similar or linked priority actions
- sharing information, project updates, evaluations and experiences, and
- identifying opportunities for collaboration, sharing and adoption of resources, resolving gaps and mitigating risks.
The Forum meets twice per year.