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Options for government supported incentives for proactive asbestos removal
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Options for government-supported incentives for asbestos removal - Report January 2025 (PDF 1.85 MB)
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Asbestos fibres in drinking water
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
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Asbestos National Strategic Plan Phase Three supporting materials
Friday, 17 November 2023
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2012 Asbestos Management Review Report: 2023 Analysis of Recommendations (PDF 811.42 KB)
Economic evaluation of asbestos management and removal options: Report 8 November 2023 (PDF 1.91 MB)
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Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII)
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
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Fact sheet - ASEA's challenge for real-time and accurate asbestos detection (PDF 1.89 MB)
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National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022
Monday, 28 November 2022
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National Asbestos Awareness Survey Report - 2022 (PDF 1.9 MB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - National Results (PDF 265.38 KB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - NSW Results (PDF 212.03 KB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - QLD Results (PDF 209.46 KB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - SA Results (PDF 208.56 KB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - VIC Results (PDF 348.65 KB)
Factsheet - National Asbestos Awareness Survey 2022 - WA Results (PDF 209.68 KB)
Asbestos safety information
Guides for communicating about asbestos risk
Friday, 25 November 2022
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Guidelines for communicating asbestos risk to the public (PDF 3.73 MB)
Communicating asbestos facts and figures guide (PDF 31 MB)
Asbestos Risk Communications Guidelines - Report from workshops (PDF 470.86 KB)
Asbestos safety information
Illegal disposal of asbestos
Thursday, 17 November 2022
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Action on illegal disposal of asbestos - A Guide for Local Government - The Guide (PDF 7.22 MB)
Action on illegal disposal of asbestos - A Guide for Local Government - Supporting Information (PDF 921.23 KB)
Action on illegal disposal of asbestos - Quick Reference Guide (PDF 702.05 KB)
Factsheet 1 - Barriers to safe and lawful disposal (PDF 297.45 KB)
Factsheet 2 - Understanding the asbestos waste journey (PDF 422.11 KB)
Factsheet 3 - Asbestos communications tips for councils (PDF 276.2 KB)
Factsheet 4 - How to develop an illegal asbestos disposal strategy, including principles for developing actions (PDF 327.49 KB)
Factsheet 5 - Case studies of illegal asbestos disposal prevention strategies (PDF 138.97 KB)
Illegal asbestos dumping: review of issues and initiatives - discussion paper (PDF 2.19 MB)
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Unlicensed asbestos removal
Friday, 13 May 2022
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Unlicensed asbestos removal report (PDF 1.27 MB)
Asbestos safety research
Asbestos stocks and flows estimates in Australia - Infographic
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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Asbestos stocks and flows estimates in Australia - Infographic - 2021 (PDF 7.29 MB)
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Asbestos waste in Australia
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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Asbestos waste data in Australia - 2023-24 Annual Update - Infographic (PDF 533.64 KB)
Asbestos Stocks and Flows Legacy in Australia (PDF 1.8 MB)
Asbestos stocks and flows estimates in Australia - Infographic - 2021 (PDF 7.29 MB)
Australian stocks and flows model for asbestos (PDF 411.96 KB)
Asbestos waste in Australia (PDF 1.78 MB)
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Asbestos Safety and Home Improvement Research
Monday, 22 November 2021
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Asbestos Safety and Home Improvement Research - Survey (PDF 1.5 MB)
Asbestos Safety and Home Improvement Research - Interviews and Focus Groups (PDF 6.54 MB)
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Real Estate Agents and Property Managers Research
Monday, 25 July 2022
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2020 Research - Real Estate Agents and Property Managers (PDF 2.09 MB)
Asbestos disclosure requirements for residential properties (PDF 2.92 MB)
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Return on Investment to enable Safe Prioritised Asbestos Removal in Australia
Monday, 30 September 2019
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Return on Investment to enable Safe Prioritised Asbestos Removal in Australia (PDF 20.04 MB)
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Asbestos Safety Futures Report
Thursday, 22 November 2018
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Asbestos Safety Futures Report (PDF 4.55 MB)
Asbestos Safety Futures Fact sheet (PDF 458.66 KB)
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Head Start to Safety - Asbestos Awareness Training, High School Students and the Building Industry
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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Head Start to Safety - Asbestos Awareness Training, High School Students and the Building Industry (PDF 1.42 MB)
Head Start to Safety - Asbestos Awareness Training, High School Students and the Building Industry (DOCX 701.83 KB)
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Priority areas where ACMs may present a risk in the Australian community
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
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Factsheet - Priority areas where ACMs may present a risk in the Australian community (PDF 616.26 KB)
Infographic - Asbestos: Priority risk areas in Australia (PDF 2.41 MB)
Asbestos safety research
Improving residential asbestos safety: Opportunities for Australian local governments
Friday, 24 August 2018
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Improving residential asbestos safety: Opportunities for Australian local governments (PDF 7.08 MB)
Asbestos safety research
National benchmark survey of awareness and attitudes to asbestos
Friday, 10 August 2018
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National benchmark asbestos awareness survey 2018 - executive summary (PDF 139.79 KB)
National benchmark asbestos awareness survey 2016 - executive summary (PDF 356.54 KB)
National benchmark asbestos awareness survey 2014 - executive summary (PDF 125.89 KB)
Asbestos safety research
Barriers, motivations and options for increasing asbestos removal in the residential and commercial sectors
Thursday, 21 June 2018
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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)
Asbestos safety research
The economic burden of asbestos-related disease
Thursday, 21 June 2018
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The economic burden of asbestos-related disease executive summary (PDF 666.66 KB)
The economic burden of asbestos-related disease full report (PDF 1.52 MB)
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