Starting 1 August, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will begin auditing businesses operating from buildings constructed before 1990 and those likely containing asbestos.
Asbestos
Asbestos news
The latest news, announcements and media statements across Queensland Government on asbestos related issues.
A proactive audit program of Queensland companies that manufacture and supply landscaping products has detected a small amount of asbestos in a stockpile of soil at a business,
Our investigation into the supply chain has identified sites that may have received soil potentially contaminated with asbestos.
A demolition company has been fined $100,000 and a conviction recorded for tearing down two houses in suburban Brisbane using an excavator, without first safely removing asbestos sheeting.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will host a free live streamed asbestos safety session during Asbestos Awareness Week to deliver important safety messages.
A local handyman has been fined $3,000 for removing 36.8m2 of asbestos from a Paddington home without holding a licence, using a wrecking bar to remove the asbestos in an uncontrolled manner and for disposing of the asbestos in an unsafe manner.