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13
OCT
2017

Tradies at risk of cancer from silica dust

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More than half a million Australians are at risk of getting cancer from silica dust and they might not even realise it. Cancer Council Australia says around 600,000 people working in mines, farms, construction and demolition jobs are exposed to the dust, which is linked to more...
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12
OCT
2017

The invisible dangers of living in a former meth lab: 9NEWS

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Extract from www.9news.com.au published online 11 October 2017 It can be almost impossible to tell if your house was once a meth lab with the invisible toxins left behind potentially posing a serious health risk. Shows like Breaking Bad may suggest otherwise, but a cleaned-out...
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10
OCT
2017

OCTIEF laboratory accredited for inhalable and respirable dust

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OCTIEF is pleased to announce that NATA has accredited our Brisbane laboratory for the analysis of inhalable dust to Australian Standard AS 3640 and respirable dust to Australian Standard AS 2985. OCTIEF field staff can collect samples or we can analyse samples that you have...
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25
SEP
2017

‘This house killed me’: DIY home renovators the third wave of asbestos victims

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It was a winter’s day when Herman Maifoffer walked out of his home for what he knew would be the last time. The first wave mined asbestos and the second wave – generally tradespeople – worked with manufactured asbestos. The third wave brought it into their...
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20
SEP
2017

Asbestos awareness information for electricians

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The agency has teamed up with the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA), the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) and the Master Electricians Australia (MEA) to produce a leaflet aimed specifically at those working in the sector who may encounter asbestos....
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11
SEP
2017

Three out of four tradies can’t identify asbestos

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Three in four tradies admit they find it difficult to identify asbestos on the job and new apprentices aren’t being taught how to, WA’s building industry has been warned. There are now moves to make asbestos identification part of apprentice training after a workshop at which the...
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04
SEP
2017

Research gives mesothelioma sufferers hope

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There may be light at the end of the tunnel for mesothelioma sufferers. The rare cancer, which results from exposure to asbestos, kills most patients but a team of Sydney oncology experts has found injecting sufferers with missing genetic information can reverse tumour growth....
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17
AUG
2017

Lethal asbestos pouring through our borders in dodgy goods made in China

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BUILDING materials laced with lethal asbestos are landing in our homes and building sites, as Chinese companies flout Australia’s ban. Australian Border Force identified a staggering 8643 shipments as “high risk” for asbestos during 2016-17, but only examined 761 — leaving 90 per...
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14
AUG
2017

Small Fines Fail to Stop Chinese Importers Bringing Lethal Asbestos into the Country

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A CHINESE construction giant has escaped with a paltry fine for using lethal asbestos-laced building products in Brisbane’s “tower of power’’. Australian Border Force has slapped three fines on Chinese building products giant Yuanda, which supplied asbestos-tainted gaskets for...
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26
JUL
2017

$255m ice bust: Three Aussies, one plane, serious charges

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THREE Australian men face the prospect of life in prison if convicted over an alleged $255 million drug scheme using a small plane to take a bumper payload of the killer drug ice 13,000km from California to Melbourne. Sydney man Jim Soukoulis is allegedly at the centre of the...
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11
JUL
2017

‘Meth truck’ to save meth capital of Australia

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Western Australian Police have today launched a new weapon in the fight against the distribution and transport of Methamphetamine with the release of a mobile detection unit, dubbed the ‘Meth Truck’ . The High tech X-ray meth truck is part of the McGowan...
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10
JUL
2017

The drug ice is just a phone call away for anyone

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Its midday in a fashionable restaurant in Brighton, in one of Australia’s most fashionable shopping strips. Well-dressed young mothers fill the footpath with expensive prams and the street with expensive cars. I order pancakes with ice cream. The man next to me picks up his phone...
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