A Western Australian company director has been disqualified from managing corporations for five years after a series of managerial failures that saw illegal ‘phoenixing’ of companies that owed millions of

A review conducted into the firefighting at a significant warehouse blaze in South Auckland revealed that asbestos was found up to a kilometre away from the site. Fire and Emergency

It’s not well-known that legendary movie star and car racing enthusiast Steve McQueen died from mesothelioma. He was only 50 when he died from pleural mesothelioma, which he believes resulted

Huge amounts of asbestos-containing waste were dumped illegally and deliberately, a Welsh court has heard. Dennis Connor and his waste firm, DBC Site Services, had paid two landowners to take

Australians have taken to renovation with vim during lockdowns and border restrictions, often unwittingly exposing themselves and others to asbestos as they opt for “DIY” jobs. A study of DIY

The building boom across Victoria’s surf coast and the Greater Geelong area has seen regulators step up compliance checks with a focus on asbestos safety. Home improvement throughout the region

Teachers and children at schools throughout the United Kingdom are potentially at risk of developing asbestos exposure-related illnesses, according to a campaigner for asbestos safety. Charles Pickles, who spoke in

The site of the world’s largest asbestos factory will finally undergo complete remediation after it recently changed hands. The land in Rochdale, a town in Greater Manchester, once housed the

The asbestos-riddled former mining town of Wittenoom is set to remove the remaining properties in an attempt by the Western Australian Government to clear the town site and dissuade visitors.

Shoalhaven City Council has had to undertake remediation work at a recently purchased block of land after it was asbestos was confirmed at the site. The site, considered to be

Australian unions and anti-asbestos campaigners alike are calling for greater testing of imports into Australia after several high-profile examples of asbestos making it past border controls.  Since the start of

National Asbestos Awareness Week runs from the 22 – 28 of November this year, and a new campaign from the national safety regulator is encouraging Australians to Think Twice About

The Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide is grappling with a rise in asbestos contamination, with 129 properties registering with the local waste authority as containing asbestos-contaminated material. The Executive Officer

A British construction company has been fined more than £16,000 after it was found that workers had been exposed to asbestos during the removal of false ceiling tiles during a

Canadian’s Manitoba province is launching a new campaign, targeted at reducing asbestos-related diseases and death after it was revealed the province’s number one workplace killer is asbestos. The statistic that

Bega Valley Shire Council has held a meeting after residents raised concerns about a disused site containing asbestos that has yet to be remediated, despite the infrastructure at the site

A Queensland company will pay close to $20,000 in fines after subcontractors employed by the business were sent to a site in Gympie that contained asbestos, and they were not

The CFMEU has confirmed that workers at Boral Australia’s Pinkenba factory have been stood down for two weeks over an asbestos scare that also shut down the Brisbane Queens Wharf

Asbestos left strewn at a bus shelter in Sydney’s inner west has drawn the ire of locals as the council fights with an uptick in illegal dumping. Local residents have

A lack of appropriate asbestos-specific protective equipment in the workplace has led to the death of a Derbyshire man, an inquest has been told. Mr Reginald Coleman died in March

The Victorian branch of the Environmental Protection Authority and Hume City Council have urged local residents to be on alert and to report dumpers who have been unloading contaminated soil

The chief executive of a small shire in Western Australia is calling on the state government to prioritise the rehabilitation of the land which major mining works have damaged. Peter

Following an asbestos scare at Brisbane’s Queens Wharf construction site earlier this month, supplier USG Boral has drawn the ire of unions. Low levels of asbestos were discovered in certain

Secondary exposure to asbestos has declined in the United States over recent decades, but the rates of malignant mesothelioma caused by secondary exposure have continued to rise. The increasing rates

The Queensland workplace safety regulator has revealed the details of two incidents in August where they suspect that asbestos was released into the nearby environment through high-pressure water spray equipment.

Asbestos safety campaigners in the United States have secured a significant victory as they continue to push for greater accountability for the country’s Environmental Protection Authority. The Asbestos Disease Awareness

A group of lawyers has this week secured a wrongful death verdict on behalf of a Wisconsin grandfather who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos when he worked

Boral has issued a warning to its customers over concerns that some of their fire-rated plasterboard products may be affected by asbestos contamination. The contamination affects plasterboard that is fire-rated

Construction workers have downed tools and walked off the job at the Queens Wharf development in Brisbane due to an asbestos contamination concern. The giant project, estimated to be worth

The Education Department of Queensland has received heavy criticism after it was revealed it had failed to update the public asbestos register pertaining to schools – despite assuring stakeholders that

SafeWork SA has released its report on a recently conducted compliance campaign for businesses working with silica-containing materials, and made key recommendations and findings. Between October 2020 and April 2021,

Byron Shire Council has blamed recent lockdowns and DIY renovations for a spike in illegal asbestos dumping. The Council and the NSW Environmental Protection Authority have confirmed that they are

According to a Freedom of Information request by the BBC Wales, more than 900 schools across the country, or close to 60%, are known to contain asbestos. While many of

Counterfeit and asbestos-containing car part sales have increased throughout lockdown and the extended pandemic. As motorists attempt to do it themselves and save money, criminals are taking advantage and expanding

Bristol county’s Coombe Dingle county has launched an investigation after a suspected illegal asbestos dumping was uncovered. A local asbestos removal service said it believes the sheets of corrugated asbestos

The Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia has launched a new community education campaign to discourage tourists from travelling to the former asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in Western Australia’s Pilbara

Three Massachusetts towns in the west of the state are looking for a new space for their seniors centre, after an environmental assessment found mould, asbestos and lead paint contained

The British Broadcasting Corporation is being sued over the death of a set builder who worked for the organisation between 1965 and 1988 and recently passed away from asbestos-related cancer.