Grants awarded by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency from July 2013 until June 2015.

Prensa is an Australian risk management firm which helps property owners and property managers identify, assess, manage and remove hazardous materials, including asbestos. This case study details how Prensa ensure best-practice in key asbestos-related services.

The remediation of the Cox Peninsula was driven by the need to protect the local community from potential exposure to hazardous materials and to meet the requirements of an Indigenous Land Claim requiring the Commonwealth to hand back the land in a condition that was suitable for use by the local indigenous communities and potential future development. The benefits to the community through reduced risk and the return of land to its traditional owners was deemed to justify the required investment in the project

This report that projects there will be approximately 19,400 new cases of mesothelioma in Australia before the end of the century also finds that non occupational exposure to asbestos will overtake exposure from mining, manufacturing and use of asbestos cement.

Details of the research conducted by the National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease (NCARD).

Western Australia's Public Transport Authority (PTA) engaged Thuroona Services to remove asbestos from a historic steam locomotive. Thuroona demonstrate best practice in this case study by using state-of-the-art equipment and putting back-up measures in place at every stage of the removal process to be absolutely sure that not a single fibre would be missed.

O’Shea Plumbing is a family-owned plumbing company located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, mainly carrying out work on private homes. They have developed a cautious approach to handling asbestos after learning the technical and financial risks of working with asbestos.

Ergon Energy has taken a proactive approach to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for its employees, its contractors and for members of the public. They have adopted a systematic, organisation-wide approach to managing asbestos-related issues.

This work highlights the cost to the community of illegal asbestos disposal, finding a significant lack of awareness among DIY home renovators about the dangers to themselves, the community and the environment from the illegal behaviour.

This study highlights the potential risks of do-it-yourself (DIY) work involving asbestos. Asbestos cement (AC) sheeting is commonly encountered in DIY renovation and maintenance in Australian residences and its disturbance or removal has the potential for fibre release which may lead to an asbestos-related disease.