Asbestos

A Queensland grandmother, diagnosed with mesothelioma is part of a growing number of people affected by the disease caused by unsafe work practises exposing workers to asbestos-containing material. Esmaralda Marsh

In the same way that workplaces test and tag electrical equipment for safety, there are calls to introduce a similar method for commercial and government buildings across the nation. During

Tweed Heads Fire and Rescue NSW crews have attended the site of illegal asbestos dumping at Stotts Island and Wooyung. At the Wooyung site, which has historically been a common

SafeWork SA has prosecuted an individual for unlicensed asbestos removal, and a successful conviction was recorded for breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. Anthony Rosier, formerly trading

Three retailers from Adelaide’s Rundle Mall have been sued by staff who claim they contracted mesothelioma from asbestos applied to the stores during the 1960s. In the most recent judgement