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09
SEP
2016

Asbestos in imported products

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Asbestos is still widely used during manufacturing in many countries, including China.  Due to differences in international work health and safety legislation and standards, some countries may classify goods and materials manufactured for export markets as ‘asbestos free’ because...
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30
MAY
2016

DIY renovators risk asbestos disease

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Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency chief executive Peter Tighe was warned that DIY renovators risk asbestos disease and are a key concern to the watchdog.  The below article was published by The Daily Telegraph Australian DIY renovators are putting themselves at risk of...
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05
APR
2016

First 10 Canberra Mr Fluffy asbestos cleared blocks for sale

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The ACT Mr Fluffy program has reached another milestone with the first 10 asbestos cleared blocks to be put up for auction on April 12 and April 14, 2016.  The following article was published by the Canberra Times   First 10 Canberra Mr Fluffy asbestos blocks to go under...
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15
FEB
2016

Australian Building Sites Contaminated by Illegally Imported Asbestos Products

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More than 50 building sites across the nation are suspected of illegal asbestos contamination from China, in a problem that is described as the “tip of the iceberg”. The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is aware of 64 sites where asbestos-tainted concrete fibre...
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30
NOV
2015

Asbestos waste piling up with fewer places to put it

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There is frequent commentary among Octief clients on the cost and availability of asbestos (and other HAZMAT) disposal options.  With an increasing awareness on safe disposal of the materials, this will be an ongoing challenge.  The federal government has forecast asbestos waste...
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23
NOV
2015

ACCC recalls imported asbestos brake pads

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After reports in early November that Toyota counterfeit asbestos brake pads were being imported into Australia, the ACCC has issued a national recall. The below article was published on 18 November 2015 by news.com.au  ACCC recalls counterfeit Toyota brake pads, containing...
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17
NOV
2015

Inside a Canberra Mr Fluffy asbestos home before demolition takes place

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Originally published online at WAToday.com.au on 13 November 2015.  This article gives an inside look at a Canberra Mr Fluffy asbestos home before demolition takes place. For ACT government asbestos taskforce boss Andrew Kefford, wall-to-ceiling blue paint inside an otherwise...
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30
OCT
2015

Octief Lures in the Barra in the Top End

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 The Top End may hold a certain reputation for its abundance of asbestos but it is also well known for its plentiful supply of something a little more fishy. Barramundi fishing is a favourite past time for most locals and visitors who can be seen regularly throwing in a line and...
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07
SEP
2015

Home Renovations May Be Killing Us

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Today many people are getting in on the DIY home renovations.  But could it be threatening their health or even life? The fears of Australian scientists and government agencies that the boom in do-it-yourself home renovations, boosted by popular television shows, would create a...
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07
SEP
2015

Home renovations increase potential exposure to asbestos

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Originally published by the Australian Financial Review, 4th September 2015 online The asbestos time-bomb at the heart of the Australian housing boom Is your house a time-bomb ready to explode? It could be if you undertake a do-it-yourself home renovations on a home built prior...
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07
SEP
2015

Kambah ACT asbestos homes buy back

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Originally published by The Canberra Times, 5th September 2015 online   Government pays up for nightmare street of asbestos homes in Kambah. Residents of Kambah homes made almost entirely from asbestos have agreed to sell to the ACT government and will be out of the toxic...
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31
AUG
2015

How can I tell if the ceilings in my house are asbestos?

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Many houses built prior to 1990 have asbestos ceilings. They are often fairly easy to distinguish, as typically the asbestos ceilings have strips over the joints. In some cases however there are no such strips and it is not possible to visually determine the difference between an...
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