The Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters published findings earlier this year that has disproven the long-held belief that if asbestos is buried, it no longer poses a threat to human
Historic pool works halted over asbestos discovery in regional Victoria
Repair works at a historic swimming pool in regional Victoria has been halted after contractors uncovered asbestos in the Gisborne pool’s overflow channel. While the site was already closed to
Asbestos company fined almost $300,000 after death of worker
An asbestos remediation company in the UK has been fined more than £161,000 ($289,138AUD) after it admitted to errors that resulted in the death of a worker in an explosion.
‘Disgraceful’ actions of painter leads to fine, $48K clean up bill
The action of a Brisbane house painter has been labelled as ‘disgraceful’ by a local magistrate after he failed to protect workers and the general public from the risks of
QLD Government reveals it spent $6.5M remediating asbestos in schools in last FY
Asbestos audits conducted across Queensland public schools from July 2020 until February 2021 revealed more than 100 schools have asbestos present. The Queensland government has spent more than $6.5 million