Plans to change rights of terminally ill workers
Posted in News“The Qld Government is proposing to amend the definition of “Terminal Condition” in the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. …
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Court orders Director to pay $460,000 for asbestos pollution crimes
Posted in NewsEPA – NSW 02 May 2022 Former Director of SSADCO Contractors Pty Ltd Fayed Afram has been ordered to pay …
Read moreSAFE WORK AUSTRALIA INFORMATION ON MANAGING SILICA DUST FOR THE ENGINEERED STONE INDUSTRY
Posted in NewsSilica dust is a significant health hazard for workers – very small particles of silica dust cannot be seen under …
Read moreSAFE WORK AUSTRALIA INFORMATION ON MANAGING SILICA DUST (excluding the engineered stone industry)
Posted in NewsSilica dust is a significant health hazard for workers – very small particles of silica dust cannot be seen under …
Read moreDefence buries ‘contamination’ at Brisbane quarantine site behind secret web page
Posted in NewsThe Age – March 31 2022 The Department of Defence continues to declare on its website there is “no known …
Read moreHidden danger lurking in floodwaters amid east coast clean up
Posted in NewsThe Australian – Friday 1 April 2022 Thousands of residents across Queensland and NSW put their hands up to help …
Read moreUK asbestos maker withheld information on material’s risks, court papers show
Posted in NewsAccording to documents, Cape played down dangers and lobbied for warning labels to be tempered One of the UK’s biggest …
Read moreFlood clean-up could cause asbestos disease spike in coming years, experts warn
Posted in NewsABC Radio Brisbane / By Alicia Nally and Rebecca Levingston When Adam Sager was small he told his mother he was going to break records. …
Read moreRise of asbestos found in imported bee smokers
Posted in NewsThe National Tribune – 15 March 2022 The Australian Border Force (ABF) is warning all importers of bee smokers about …
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Posted in NewsFlood disaster clean-up sparks asbestos fears
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