Lawyers working with sufferers of silicosis are concerned that the National Dust Diseases Taskforce final report doesn’t go far enough to protect workers. Dust diseases principal from Maurice Blackburn Lawyers,
Historic exposure at BBC orchestra site, company concedes liability
The British Broadcasting Corporation is being sued by the widow of a former member of its symphony orchestra over alleged asbestos exposure at the company’s studios for several decades. Christopher
Soil treatment facility fined over asbestos-contaminated material
The New South Wales branch of the Environment Protection Authority has fined a contractor for allegedly accepting and storing asbestos-containing waste at a contaminated soil treatment facility in Cootamundra. EESI
National heat-map of asbestos exposure in homes on track for 2022 launch
The Australian federal government is working on a national public database which aims to assist in predicting the presence of asbestos in homes across the country. The ‘residential asbestos heatmap’
71 separate properties, plus road works, affected by asbestos contamination in base
The rubble used at 71 properties across the southern coast of South Australia has been found to be contaminated with asbestos. The Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority confirmed that it has