National Asbestos Awareness Week 21st Nov – 27th Nov 2022

By Vicki Hamilton | November 21, 2022 | Comments Off on National Asbestos Awareness Week 21st Nov – 27th Nov 2022

National Asbestos Awareness Week starts today in Australia – Mon 21st – 27th November It’s vital that you understand the invisible dangers of asbestos. Breathing in asbestos fibers can lead to diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. These diseases can take decades to develop and have no known cure. They can cause debilitating…

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Watch and learn from Asbestos and Silica videos

By Wendy McEwan | October 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Watch and learn from Asbestos and Silica videos

Did you know we have lots of videos on our website featuring research, personal stories, education and more for our Tradies and Apprentices? You can find them under the Education Tab in the Asbestos and Silica videos for Apprentices and Tradies. We also have a collection of videos on Asbestos Disease for families and those…

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Commonwealth takes first steps towards new compensation fund for asbestos victims

By Wendy McEwan | April 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Commonwealth takes first steps towards new compensation fund for asbestos victims

When we think of the people who could suffer from exposure to asbestos, we might imagine tradespeople and home renovators. But in Canberra, one man has developed mesothelioma simply because of where he lived – in a house that had been treated with a dangerous form of loose-fill asbestos known as Mr Fluffy. Unlike the…

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Watch video stories about Asbestos Disease

By Wendy McEwan | October 22, 2018 | Comments Off on Watch video stories about Asbestos Disease

We’ve just added a new page to our website that features interviews and personal stories from people effected by Asbestos Disease. Click here to watch them via this link. New videos will be added regularly, so please come back again to take a look.

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