Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency: A national approach to asbestos management
The Mr Fluffy controversy has brought the recently established Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency into the news.
Loose-fill asbestos insulation: The story continues
The Mr Fluffy story just won’t go away. The NSW Government will be checking properties suspected of being contaminated with loose-fill asbestos insulation.
Mr Fluffy and the dangers of loose fill asbestos insulation
The Mr Fluffy loose fill asbestos insulation story affecting Canberra householders is part of the terrible legacy of past dangerous asbestos practices.
Asbestos news from Australia and New Zealand
A quick roundup of asbestos news from outside NSW. Airsafe's NATA accredited laboratory tests samples from anywhere in Australia.
Airsafe supports Bathroom Blitz for disability services provider
Airsafe offered our asbestos expertise free of charge to support a project building 17 new bathrooms for a Sydney disability services provider.
Asbestos removal control plans: Do your due diligence
When you're having asbestos removed, get Airsafe to do a detailed review of the documentation, to make sure everything is legally in order.
Can the asbestos industry get its act together?
If a royal commission was held into the asbestos industry, what would it find?
Australian hospitals "riddled with asbestos"
Health unions and lawyers are warning that many hospitals across the country are riddled with asbestos, posing a danger to staff and the general public.
Asbestos hygienist: What's that?
What is an “asbestos hygienist”? Is it something different from an asbestos inspector, asbestos assessor, or asbestos consultant?
Waste classification: what, why and how
Find out about why waste classification is important, and the meaning of different waste classifications, including virgin excavated natural material (VENM).