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Asbestos awareness week 2019

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) has said that the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Mesothelioma in Australia 2018 report released today shows that Australians are still dying from preventable asbestos-related disease.

A new fact sheet about chrysotile asbestos has been published. Chrysotile is the most common type of asbestos and is the major commercial form of asbestos used globally.

The Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 and the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 control the exportation and importation, respectively, of asbestos and goods containing asbestos.

Safe Work Australia has released the final report and findings of the review of the model WHS laws conducted in 2018, including recommendations regarding asbestos.

The week of 25 November – 1 December 2018 is National Asbestos Awareness Week. The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency encourages you to take time this week to focus on finding out more about the significant health risks and dangers posed by exposure to asbestos fibres.

National Safe Work Month 2018 - In October each year Safe Work Australia asks that workers and employers across Australia commit to building safe and healthy workplaces for all Australians.

The Australian Government has today announced the appointment of Ms Justine Ross as Chief Executive Officer of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency.

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.

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.

South Australian asbestos advocate Terry Miller OAM has been remembered as a champion of fellow asbestos victims who devoted nearly two decades of his life to support families, campaign for improved laws, and educate the public about the ongoing dangers of asbestos.

SAVE THE DATE - The 2018 conference 'Asbestos: the next national plan - proactivity, prevention, planning' will be held at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney from 18 to 20 November 2018.

Seminar in Brisbane on 30 April 2018 - Raising awareness about the risk of imported products containing asbestos.

Practices to make asbestos less dangerous where it is not immediately possible to remove it have been examined by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency in a new report that looks at current ways of containing and stabilising asbestos, particularly in roofing.

A new report found that the total removal of asbestos is the only safe way to manage the long-term risks of exposure to asbestos-related disease.