The Forestry Corporation of NSW has reported removing more than 32 tonnes of illegally dumped material in the Nambucca and Newry State Forests. With a history of persistent illegal dumping,

An urgent recall has been issued for a range of remote-control cars sold via toy stores across Australia. The slipper pads on three models of the cars produced by ECX

Western Australia’s Parliament has had a Bill introduced to finalise the closure of the former asbestos mining town of Wittenoom. Tony Buti, Lands Minister, has reinstated the Wittenoom Closure Bill,

A former plant operator has filed a $1.7 million lawsuit against a former employer after he claims he developed asbestos and other related conditions from work dating back more than

The Northern Territory government has been revealed as still owning close to 1,000 buildings that contain asbestos, with most of those schools and ‘education assets’. The plans to remove asbestos

One demolition company director has caught the attention of the Environment Protection Authority over concerns he is still breaching environmental laws. Maurizio Corsaro of Port Adelaide Salvage failed to appear

Nineteen potential asbestos incidents have been identified at Queensland schools after works began as part of the state government’s program to install air-conditioning in school buildings. Of the incidents since

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

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’

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

In February of 2019, US-based news agency, NBC7 Investigates, obtained documents from the San Diego Fire Department which showed the city had delayed remediating a known asbestos issue at the

A public school department in the town of Libby, Montana, has been forced to conduct an asbestos mitigation project after workers released asbestos while removing a boiler at a preschool

It has been found that proper asbestos abatement procedures weren’t followed during the demolition of a century-old building in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, according to the Department of Environmental Protection and the

A company in Scotland has admitted to failing to provide a safe work environment for an employee who fell through a garage roof while conducting work in 2017. The company

The European Parliament is calling for a new strategy to entirely eliminate asbestos across the union as it moves to strengthen protections for workers and reduce exposure. The recommendation by

A man has faced the Windsor Local Court to face charges brought by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority after he was found to have organised fill material, including asbestos waste,

South Australia’s workplace safety regulator has issued a licenced asbestos assessor with a three-month suspension. The state is currently undertaking a state-wide asbestos compliance campaign for those who hold licenses.

The Australian workplace safety regulator has launched a new awareness campaign for occupational lung disease, which will run until December this year.  Safe Work Australia chief executive officer Michelle Baxter

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is warning would-be offenders who attempt to obstruct their officers or fail to cooperate that they may face significant consequences. The warning comes after three

United Kingdom businesses are being put on notice over the presence of asbestos in imported goods after Power Link Machines Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after the HSE found

Successive Western Australian governments are under fire over their inaction to remediate the largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere: Wittenoom. The industrial asbestos mine site, which devastated many local

Asbestos removal specialists have attended Tasmania’s Risdon Prison to perform removal and remediation after cockatoos damaged the roof to such an extent that the material in the structure was exposed. 

A Central Coast business that stored asbestos waste unlawfully has been fined by the NSW Environment Protection Authority. EPA officers carrying out a routine inspection of EBH Environmental Services Pty

A former safety consultant company director has been sentenced to five years probation with eight months of home detention over charges of theft of federal funding relating to asbestos removal.

One immunotherapy treatment that previously cost up to $130,000 for a course of treatment has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for mesothelioma patients and will now cost $41.

A man from Chico, California, has pleaded guilty to three charges relating to an incident in February last year, during which investigators determined he transported asbestos from his own commercial

New ‘waste crime’ laws are set to be introduced as the toxic waste dump in Lara, Geelong is now halfway to being cleared. At its largest size, the dump was

Property developers in NSW are forging ahead with off-the-plan apartment sales despite the Building Commissioner requiring them to fix or monitor defects that potential buyers are required to be advised

A clothing store in Canberra has been forced to close after asbestos was found at the site. WorkSafe ACT has issued a non-disturbance notice to the business in Kennedy, which

Beards on construction sites may soon be a thing of the past as New Zealand’s workplace health and safety regulator launches a new campaign called Life Shavers. It aims to

A popular leisure facility in Northern England has been fined after staff were exposed to asbestos after management tasked them with removing asbestos-containing material rather than employing the services of

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is moving to tighten data collection processes for asbestos, bringing the nation closer to a complete ban on the product. In a ruling in

Two people who were employed by a business tasked with removing asbestos materials from the former IBM site of TechCity in Ulster, New York, have pleaded guilty in federal court

The Council of Goulburn Mulwaree’s upgrades to local infrastructure, by way of its Fixing Local Roads Grant program, have been delayed after an incident of asbestos dumping. The incident occurred

The Australian Border Force is targeting the importation of products used in the building industry that are at risk of containing asbestos, which is prohibited in Australia. Between 1 July

Residents of a beachside community in Wales are outraged after it emerged that children in the area were found to have built sandcastles on a beach with peices of suspected

The ACT Government has confirmed it will develop a new buyback scheme for properties affected by historic loose-fill asbestos products. The new scheme is largely a continuation of the current

The director of a Port Adelaide demolition and waste contracting service is being charged under the Environmental Protection Act after allegedly hindering, assaulting and using abusive language towards EPA officers.