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This is a high-level summary of the 'Economic burden of asbestos-related disease' report which looks at the direct health care costs, the cost of productivity and other losses resulting from asbestos-related diseases.
The aim of this information is to improve the consistency of asbestos assessments undertaken in Australia, to ensure different people assessing the same site achieve consistent, high-quality outcomes.
With the cost of dealing with 40,000 kilometres of water mains pipes containing asbestos across Australia expected to significantly rise, a clear nationally consistent approach to managing asbestos in water mains is required.
This factsheet summarises the 'Barriers, motivations and options for increasing asbestos removal in the residential and commercial sectors' report.
A report, by the Centre for International Economics, looks at the direct health care costs, as well as the cost of productivity and other losses resulting from time out of the workforce due to an asbestos-related disease in one year (2015).
It estimated hospital and primary care costs to be $192 million per year, and indirect costs arising from time out of the workforce to be $321 million per year.
South Australian asbestos advocate Terry Miller OAM has been remembered as a champion of fellow asbestos victims who devoted nearly two decades of his life to support families, campaign for improved laws, and educate the public about the ongoing dangers of asbestos.
The 2018 ASEA Conference 'Asbestos: the next national plan - proactivity, prevention, planning' will be held at Sheraton on the Park, Sydney from 18 to 20 November 2018.
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency and Queensland Building and Construction Commission are holding a seminar on Raising awareness about the risk of imported products containing asbestos.
This Progress Report highlights that the importance of cooperation to eliminate asbestos risks from our built environment. Working collaboratively with industry, employer and employee representatives, disease support groups and independent experts is critical to achieving the ambitious goals of the National Strategic Plan.
National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness 2015-16 Progress report summary.
