Asbestos in Carpet Underlay
July 16, 2010 by ACG
Filed under Featured, Flooring, Household Asbestos
From the mid 1940’s to the mid 1970’s, hessian bags which had been used to transport asbestos were mixed with other materials and recycled into carpet underlay. Sampling results from the West Australian Government suggest that risk of underlay being contaminated with asbestos is low and that when present, the amount of asbestos is [...]
WorkSafe Reminder – No Shortcuts in Training
July 16, 2010 by ACG
Filed under General Info, Industry News & Events, WorkSafe Asbestos Stakeholders Reference Group
WorkSafe Victoria has asked us to remind Asbestos Contractors that workers employed to remove asbestos MUST be provided with adequate training and instruction, as specified in the Compliance Code Removing Asbestos in Workplaces.
A (non member) contractor was recently investigated by WorkSafe because they had apparently provided “in house” training for their employees, however when the [...]
Food For Thought
January 5, 2010 by ACG
Filed under Industry News & Events, Opinion
“Trial of the century” in Italy Over Mass Asbestos Deaths
The two directors of the multinational company Eternit, Swiss millionaire Stephan Schmidaeiny and the Belgian Baron Louis De Cartier, are being charged over the death of almost 2,200 people and over 700 ill. They are being charged with the deaths tied to the use of asbestos [...]