More sites have now been confirmed to have asbestos including transport infrastructure projects, primary and secondary schools, supermarkets and hospitals, according to the EPA, across NSW. The premier, Chris Minns, has said the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is examining the sites as it undertakes its largest investigation ever. The agency on Saturday said a public … Continue reading “Tip Of The Asbestos Iceberg: The Nightmare Continues Across NSW”
More sites have now been confirmed to have asbestos including transport infrastructure projects, primary and secondary schools, supermarkets and hospitals, according to the EPA, across NSW. The premier, Chris Minns, has said the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is examining the sites as it undertakes its largest investigation ever. The agency on Saturday said a public … Continue reading “Tip Of The Asbestos Iceberg: The Nightmare Continues Across NSW”
Once again, another horrifying sage of dumped asbestos turning up in the wrong place, with potentially fatal consequences. As the Guardian reported, Asbestos has been found in additional samples of garden mulch taken from the Rozelle parklands in Sydney’s inner west, with the state government still unable to say where else in the city the … Continue reading “Child Finds Killer Asbestos In Playground!”
Once again, another horrifying sage of dumped asbestos turning up in the wrong place, with potentially fatal consequences. As the Guardian reported, Asbestos has been found in additional samples of garden mulch taken from the Rozelle parklands in Sydney’s inner west, with the state government still unable to say where else in the city the … Continue reading “Child Finds Killer Asbestos In Playground!”
Did you know that statistically, over 4,000 people die each year due to asbestos exposure? Not only that – one out of three properties in Australia contain asbestos, and most occupants aren’t even aware of it! Knowing this, why is this issue yet to be addressed properly? How serious is this problem, and how can … Continue reading “The Elephant In The Room: How Dangerous Is Asbestos Exposure When Renovating?”
Astonishing to realise that 4,000 people die EACH YEAR from asbestos exposure in OZ – a corporate crime? ABC spoke to my wife Gill, about her asbestos disease for The Drum. Her powerful plea is on YouTube. Pity they could not spell her name correctly – Professor Gill North… Please share. More at Asbestos Awareness … Continue reading “Asbestos Can Kill You!”
You can download Asbestos Awareness Australia’s entire report here: Around 4,000 people die each year from Asbestos related disease, including around 800 from mesothelioma, perhaps the most vile of the cancers. The asbestos ban in 2003 in Australia was ‘a significant victory for the trade union movement’ … [but] ‘unfortunately represented a story of the … Continue reading “Asbestos Misconceptions And Realities”
In the latest in our series on the health risks arising from Asbestos, we look at the scientific endeavours which have warped the truth, and excluded public debate. We use important research from Asbestos Awareness Australia. https://asbestosawarenessaustralia.com.au/ Given that around 4,000 people in Australia die each year from exposure to Asbestos, and of that more … Continue reading “Asbestos: The Scientific Facts & Challenges”
Today we formally launch Asbestos Awareness Australia Limited – a registered charity. https://asbestosawarenessaustralia.com.au/ This show explains why we have launched this initiative, in a effort to protect the estimated 4,000 or so people who each year are diagnosed with a life shortening un-treatable man-made and totally preventable disease. And that is just in Australia! “The … Continue reading “Introducing Asbestos Awareness Australia”
In the latest of our series on Asbestos, we consider how many lives have been lost to asbestos-related diseases in Australia and beyond. The scale of these fatalities may astound you. Data was provided by Asbestos Awareness Australia, and the report is available for download here: We suggest the asbestos industry, other corporations, governments, and … Continue reading “How Many People Does Asbestos Kill?”
