The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that it is seeking comments on a draft for Part 2 of a final risk evaluation that concludes that asbestos presents an

Cosmetics manufacturers in the United States are likely going to be required to change their testing processes for asbestos. According to a white paper released by the Food and Drug

Research conducted by the New South Wales branch of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has uncovered alarming statistics when it comes to the public’s understanding of asbestos safety. A survey

SafeWork South Australia has released their annual report on licensed asbestos removal practices following compliance audits throughout the year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the largest area of non-compliance during the auditing period

A Darwin property developer has been fined $300,000 for contravening pollution abatement notices deliberately. The fines relate to dumping 15,000 tonnes of demolition waste and other contaminants into Darwin Harbour.

Perth beachgoers have been warned to take care after asbestos was uncovered in dunes at Hillary’s dog beach last week. The area is being attended to, but it is unclear

Another home in Canberra has been found to contain Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos insulation, the second in just a few months. The home is located in the south of the

After a suspicious building fire in Motueka, New Zealand, authorities are undertaking testing to determine the severity of asbestos contamination of nearby areas, and will remediate the site as required.

An accomplished professor has pleaded with Aussie renovators to “wake up” to the hidden dangers of asbestos exposure. Gillian North was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2019. Her prognosis means she

The significant levels of waste left behind after tornadoes in Kentucky last week have been earmarked as potentially “damaging to human health” to those involved in clean up efforts or

According to the Australian Workers Union, workers at the Bingo recycling facility in Eastern Creek have been routinely handling asbestos-containing materials without the appropriate personal protective equipment. A newly lodged

A brick recycling company in the western suburbs of Adelaide has confirmed that asbestos was found at the property, and EPA and local council have confirmed that they are involved. 

A British contractor will be forced to complete 100 hours of community service and ten days of rehabilitation activity after breaching workplace safety regulations regarding asbestos and working at heights.

The removal of rubble containing asbestos materials from a council-owned waste transfer station, which had been used at up to 150 private properties, will cost local ratepayers more than $10

An Irish foreman has been fined €12,500 for failing to notify two of his staff of the presence of asbestos while they were undertaking work in Dublin in 2016. Dennis

The Montana Supreme Court has largely upheld an order that requires a former insurer to pay the state $98 million for asbestos-related injury claims. The state of Montana held the

One Canberra family has been dealt heartbreaking news, after they purchased what they hoped would be their “forever home”, only to discover the home was part of the Mr Fluffy

A Sydney mechanic, devastated by deadly diagnoses amongst his friends, has thrown himself into finding a cure for mesothelioma.  Training as a mechanic in his younger years, he headed to

The Mullumbimby Hospital redevelopment has been slowed by the presence of asbestos, with the Council project facing significant delays despite it beginning back in January of 2019. It was expected

A Western Sydney man has appeared in the Parramatta Local Court and pleaded guilty to failing to provide information to the Environmental Protection Authority’s NSW branch, as the authority investigates

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