WorkSafe Victoria is providing information to home owners and renters about the dangers of asbestos-containing materials in flood damaged homes and buildings. Home owners and renters do not have the same obligations under occupational health and safety legislation as employers and self-employed persons, but there are still steps they can take to reduce the […]
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ABC Pilbara / By Tom Robinson Posted Yesterday at 10:48am Fire burns through the abandoned town of Wittenoom in Western Australia.(Supplied: Marty Michon and Amy Brogan) A visitor to the asbestos ghost town of Wittenoon said it was “sad to see it go down” after an uncontrolled bushfire destroyed multiple buildings late last year. Key points: The bushfire […]
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Locks and hazard tape have been removed from businesses caught up in a council asbestos dispute in Melbourne’s inner-east, but traders who say they have been financially ruined by the surprise closure are pleading for mercy before the council votes on the site’s future next month. On Thursday, more than a dozen local artisans, designers […]
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