OFFICE of Regulatory Services (ORS) WorkCover ACT says it is continuing to investigate a 9 April 2009 incident where asbestos was detected in air conditioning ducts during building works at a suburban shopping centre.
10/06/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) will research the workplace management of in-situ asbestos.
11/08/2008
THE NSW government is asking people who may have been exposed to asbestos to undergo medical screening during 2009 Asbestos Awareness Week.
25/11/2009
THE ACTU says more can be done to raise awareness about the dangers of handling and disposing asbestos products and to protect its exposure to the community.
24/11/2009
WORKCOVER NSW has released a guide to working with asbestos which details the identification, handling and disposal of asbestos material.
25/03/2008
WORKCOVER Tasmania is partnering with the Asbestos Advisory Committee to run two free information sessions on asbestos in the workplace.
17/04/2009
THE INQUEST into the 2007 fatal crushing of a miner has been adjourned and will resume in September 2008.
03/07/2008
ASBESTOS Awareness Week will be held between 24 and 30 November 2008, and will commemorate and support individuals and families affected by asbestos-related illnesses.
18/11/2008
SAFE Work Australia has announced the release of the Asbestos Exposure and Compliance Study of Construction and Maintenance Workers report.
16/02/2010
WORKSAFE has issued two prohibition notices against a pipeline-laying project in Victoria after construction workers were exposed to asbestos.
28/03/2008
VICTORIA will introduce new compensation laws for workers who develop asbestos-related diseases.
27/05/2008
WORKCOVER NSW has reminded the industry about changes to regulations regarding removing asbestos.
16/06/2008
WORKSAFE WA claims new occupational safety and health laws, which ensure only workers with the proper skills and knowledge can remove asbestos, will soon come into operation.
12/01/2010
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy has warned mines about the possible presence of white asbestos in brake and clutch linings.
15/05/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has released a report on the national and international literature available for the management and control of Asbestos.
30/10/2008
WORKSAFE Victoria is investigating an incident in which an official from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is said to have dumped asbestos on a table in front of two managers at a construction site.
22/02/2008
GETEX has developed a training course for waste facility personnel, equipping them with the skills to identify possible asbestos waste by sight.
04/02/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Workers Union’s Tasmanian branch has introduced an online asbestos register.
16/06/2009
A Perth motor mechanic has won $840,000 compensation in a landmark case after he was exposed to asbestos in brake linings while working at two Ford car dealerships.
20/02/2008
THE Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) says it has organised the largest asbestos survey and research program to be undertaken at a single work site in Australia.
22/05/2008