Asbestos Assessor / HAZMAT Consultant Full Time Position Vacancy
Asbestos Assessor / HAZMAT Consultant Full Time Position Vacancy
Asbestos Audits and Registers
Asbestos Alert
Safe Work Australia last week released a report on the incidence of Mesothelioma from 1982 to 2008 and mortality from 1997 to 2007. The data was collected nationally by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House (NCSCH). Males were over represented for both incidence of Mesothelioma and deaths, with males making up 84% of deaths. It is expected that that Mesothelioma incidence will peak in 2014 using a model based on exposure to asbestos, age and the calendar year. (more…)
Asbestos in your Workplace
Asbestos is a hazardous material that poses a risk to health by inhalation if the fibres become airborne and people are exposed to these fibres.
Exposure to asbestos fibres is known to cause mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural plaque and lung cancer.
Asbestos containing materials (ACM) were extensively used in Australian buildings, plant and equipment, ships, trains and motor vehicles from the 1950’s till the 1970’s, and some uses, such as friction materials and gaskets were only discontinued on 31December 2003.
Despite regulation of asbestos containing materials, they are still common in commercial buildings and structures. (more…)
When do you need an Asbestos Management Plan?
When do you need an Asbestos Management Plan?
An Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) is a tool used when managing asbestos in a building, structure or in contaminated waste and soil. Most commonly an AMP is utilised by the controller of a building to assist in the prevention of exposure to asbestos fibres to building occupiers and the public. (more…)
Asbestos found on worksite
According to the Gladstone Observer
ASBESTOS has been found on an LNG construction site on Curtis Island.
Bechtel Gladstone general manager Kevin Berg yesterday confirmed traces of asbestos were detected within the bonded building structure of two containerised switch rooms.
The affected containers were brought in by foreign contractor Metito. (more…)