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If your home was built or renovated before 1990 it might contain asbestos. This guide provides information about where you might find asbestos, the laws that relate to asbestos management and removal and how to protect yourself, your family and your neighbours from exposure to harmful asbestos fibres.

The laws for landlords of residential property regarding asbestos are different across Australia. Landlords must ensure that work carried out at their property is done safely. A body corporate must ensure that asbestos risk in common areas is minimised.

Working in the building and construction industry increases the possibility of asbestos exposure. This guidance includes information on where you might find asbestos, the laws that relate to working with asbestos and how to prevent or minimise the release of harmful asbestos fibres during various work activities.

Councils are on the frontline of asbestos management and safety. Practical resources have been developed to assist local governments manage asbestos exposure risks for both residents in their Local Government Area (LGA) and workers in council workplaces.

Accurately and consistently identifying the presence, location and condition of asbestos containing materials is essential in ensuring that effective actions can be taken to prevent exposure to airborne asbestos fibres.

It is estimated that more than 40,000 km of asbestos-cement water and sewer pipes remain in the ground across Australia. Installed between the 1920s and 1980s, these asbestos-cement pipes are reaching the end of their usable lifespan, requiring maintenance or replacement.

Communicating about asbestos risk can be challenging. Practical guidance has been developed to help ensure that information communicated to the Australian public is clear, consistent and evidence based.

The review encompassed asbestos management issues beyond work health and safety to include environmental and public health issues. The review also looked at issues including education and public awareness, removal, transport and disposal of asbestos.

The report estimates that 58 per cent of future mesothelioma diagnoses will be attributed to industrial exposures, with the remaining 42 per cent coming from third wave exposures.