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ASEA Matters provides key updates on agency projects, activities and noteworthy media stories from the month, ensuring that our valued stakeholders are kept up to date with agency matters and asbestos news.

This report argues for greater public awareness as well as increased community involvement to help prevent future incidences of asbestos-related diseases.

A report into asbestos in remote Australia has set out ways that communities and government can work together to manage the identification and removal of deadly legacy asbestos in remote areas to eliminate the ongoing risks.

The Asbestos Waste in Australia report was published to help improve understanding of asbestos waste and the future demands for safe disposal of ACMs. It was estimated that the volume of asbestos waste needing to be disposed is likely to grow by about 2.8% a year for the next 20 years.

This report identifies the current barriers to the use of asbestos assessments in the home and ways to better inform the market of the assessment services available and the benefits they provide.

This study highlights the potential risks of do-it-yourself (DIY) work involving asbestos. Asbestos cement (AC) sheeting is commonly encountered in DIY renovation and maintenance in Australian residences and its disturbance or removal has the potential for fibre release which may lead to an asbestos-related disease.

This work highlights the cost to the community of illegal asbestos disposal, finding a significant lack of awareness among DIY home renovators about the dangers to themselves, the community and the environment from the illegal behaviour.

Ergon Energy has taken a proactive approach to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for its employees, its contractors and for members of the public. They have adopted a systematic, organisation-wide approach to managing asbestos-related issues.

O’Shea Plumbing is a family-owned plumbing company located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, mainly carrying out work on private homes. They have developed a cautious approach to handling asbestos after learning the technical and financial risks of working with asbestos.

Western Australia's Public Transport Authority (PTA) engaged Thuroona Services to remove asbestos from a historic steam locomotive. Thuroona demonstrate best practice in this case study by using state-of-the-art equipment and putting back-up measures in place at every stage of the removal process to be absolutely sure that not a single fibre would be missed.