A large waste management company has closed its Horsley Park Waste Management Facility in NSW and will be required to pay more than half a million dollars as part of
Asbestos removal company fined $300,000 over workplace death
An asbestos removal company has been convicted and fined $300,000 after an employee was fatally injured while conducting asbestos removal tasks at a Wollongong University site in 2020. Acting Head
Rare case of equine mesothelioma reported in Italy
The toxic exposure to asbestos is well known in humans, with many people diagnosed after workplace exposure, but the prevalence of the disease in animals is generally considered low. However,
816 tonnes of ACM found at government development site
An asbestos dumping ground has been uncovered close to a primary school in Ludmilla, with the Northern Territory government tasked with the cleanup. The Department of Infrastructure, a division of
Tens of thousands of tonnes of asbestos-contaminated fill found at conservation site
High levels of asbestos have been detected in illegally dumped material at a protected environmental site in Victoria. Early estimates place the volume of contaminated fill in the tens of