Find out more about asbestos in Australian workplaces, and how to stay safe.

Asbestos is found in millions of homes around Australia. Find out more and how to keep safe.

Find out about where asbestos can be in the environment, and how to stay safe.

The agency's Audit and Risk Committee provides independent advice and assurance to our CEO, assisting them to meet their duties and obligations regarding financial and performance reporting, risk oversight and management, and systems of internal control.

This plan is the second phase of the National strategic plan (NSP), which runs from 2019 - 2023, and was launched officially at the Asbestos Safety Conference in November 2019.

The NSP ensures there is a nationally consistent and coordinated approach to asbestos awareness, management and removal. It outlines a phased approach to eliminating asbestos-related diseases in Australia, which is the ultimate aim of the plan.

The Agency developed the draft Asbestos-Cement (AC) Water and Sewer Pipe Management Guidelines, in collaboration with a working group representing industry, union and government officials.  The Guidelines provide information on asbestos cement water and sewer pipe removal and remediation methods, and the issues that water agencies should consider in deciding how to safely manage AC water and sewer pipes.