Asbestos in soil and quantitative risk assessment – discussion on a way forward?
Laboratory reporting of asbestos in soil is a key data component of quantitative risk assessment for human health, and for the risk-based management of asbestos in soils. Asbestos in soil poses a hazard to human health when it becomes airborne, and the inhaled fibres...
IOHA2021 | 11-15 September 2021 | Daegu, Korea
FAMANZ CPD Scheme is Up & Running. Are you ready?
FAMANZ’s Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Scheme is designed to encourage members to maintain and improve professional competence, knowledge, and skills. It was launched on 1 January 2021. The CPD Scheme is compulsory for Full Members. FAMANZ’s CPD Scheme has...
Fine for “disgraceful” disregard of asbestos safety
A house painter has been fined $3000 after failing to protect his workers and the public from asbestos. The defendant pleaded guilty to three charges related to breaches of Queensland’s workplace safety laws. The defendant failed to ensure the health and safety of...