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Our lineup of local and international speakers is diverse and the conference program promises to provide valuable insights and practical solutions to the many challenges we face in managing asbestos risks and in helping those who suffer from asbestos-related disease. Check out the program now and if you haven’t registered for the conference yet, take advantage of early bird prices before they end.

An update to the National Residential Asbestos Heatmap, a resource developed for government stakeholders, is almost here! Version 2.1 has been produced using improved prediction methods, as well as additional asbestos data and the latest predictor data. The updated heatmap continues to show the likelihood of asbestos presence by geographic areas across Australia and includes a new prediction confidence rating.

As the new Chief Executive Officer of the now Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency, I am extremely honoured to come to the agency following the success of the previous CEO Justine Ross and at a time of expanded functions for the agency. With the royal assent last week of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023, the amendment to the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Bill 2023 has been enacted, meaning the agency can now play a central role in coordinating, monitoring and reporting on national efforts to eliminate both asbestos and silica-related diseases in Australia, and support those affected by these diseases. This change provides an enormous opportunity for the agency, our partners and the newly expanded Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Council, to continue the push that will build awareness of the risks of exposure, while securing protections needed, both nationally and internationally.

Follow the 8-step framework to develop an illegal asbestos disposal strategy and link it to relevant actions for your local area. This approach is appropriate irrespective of whether illegal asbestos disposal is managed as part of other strategies or separately.

National Asbestos Awareness Campaign Accountable Authority Certification.

The disclosure log list the information that has been released by the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency under the FOI Act, subject to certain exceptions.

The information described in the disclosure log table below has been released by ASSEA under the FOI Act and is available for public access.

A review of domestic and international government incentive programs directly targeting asbestos and other hazards in buildings. 

The main aim of the Asbestos Management Review 2012 (AMR) was ‘to make recommendations for the development of a national strategic plan to improve asbestos awareness and management’. While the AMR recommendations laid the foundations for a nationwide response to asbestos management, they necessarily have been, and continue to be, refined in their implementation.

ASEA collected feedback on the draft phase three ANSP over the September and October 2023 consultation period. This infographic summarises the comments we received through workshops, webinars, written submissions and survey responses, that all helped formulate the version of the phase three ANSP.