To change attitudes and behaviours, we must provide accurate and timely information about the potential health risks of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) to workers and the community. Governments and community bodies will collaborate to provide trusted, easily understood, practical and widely available information about the risks of ACMs in homes, workplaces and the environment.
Strategic actions under this priority include:
- producing targeted comprehensive and nationally consistent asbestos awareness advice and information campaigns for the community and workers
- producing additional practical information material on asbestos safety in the home, workplace and the environment
- improving education and training for those at risk of exposure to asbestos fibres or who make decisions about ACMs
- establishing or maintaining trusted single sources of asbestos-related information at the national and jurisdictional level
- continuing to develop powerful awareness messages
- expanding and sharing research and information on asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) to improve policy and practice.
