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   What is the history of asbestos-related disease in Australia?

   • The history of asbestos-related disease in Australia began with the mining of asbestos from as early as 1880, before the risk associated with asbestos exposure had become known. Australia was one of the world’s highest consumers of asbestos per capita. Asbestos was mined in Australia for nearly 100 years, until 1983.

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   What is the Australian asbestos network?

   • The Australian Asbestos Network website has been created by a team of media researchers at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia to give you easy access to information on asbestos-related diseases, health information for work and home, and to tell the history of asbestos in Australia and abroad. From the Archives.

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   Is asbestos a problem in Australia?

   • Australia was one of the world’s highest consumers of asbestos per capita. Asbestos was mined in Australia for nearly 100 years, until 1983. It was also imported into Australia and was widely used in the manufacturing and construction industries, before being phased out by around 1990 .

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   How much asbestos is still in the Australian built environment?

   • It is estimated that there are still approximately 6.2 million tonnes of asbestos-containing material (ACMs) in the Australian built environment as a legacy of past use . Exposure to this legacy asbestos is not restricted to traditional occupational scenarios, since many potential sources of this asbestos remain in our built environment.

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   What is the national asbestos profile (nap) for Australia?

   • The National Asbestos Profile (NAP) for Australia follows the template developed by the World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation. The development of this NAP supports Australia’s position as an international leader in the management of its legacy asbestos issues.

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   How many people die from asbestos a year in Australia?

   • In Australia, the use of asbestos in residential buildings was phased out by 1990, and in 2003 the importation and use of all forms of asbestos was banned. Yet it is estimated that more than 4,000 people still die from asbestos-related disease in Australia every year. 2 This is triple the annual national road toll.

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   Dec 11, 2017 · The National Asbestos Profile (NAP) for Australia follows the template developed by the World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation. The development of this NAP supports Australia’s position as an international leader in the management of its legacy asbestos issues.

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   Except in very limited circumstances, importing and exporting asbestos or goods containing asbestos is prohibited in Australia. Illegal asbestos imports - safety alerts and recalls. What we do. Coordinating Australia's national action to asbestos safety and eradication.

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   Australia was one of the highest users of asbestos in the world. It is estimated that asbestos is present in 1 in 3 Australian homes. This has long-term implications for our health systems and the management of our built and natural environments.

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   May 1, 2024 · 1 May 2024. Asbestos continues to be a hazard in Australia, despite the ban on new uses in 2003. This is because products containing asbestos still exist in our everyday built environment. WorkSafe has resources to assist with identification, removal and management of asbestos in workplaces, including codes of practice which detail the legal ...

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   The Australian Asbestos Network website has been created by a team of media researchers at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia to give you easy access to information on asbestos-related diseases, health information for work and home, and to tell the history of asbestos in Australia and abroad.

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   May 23, 2023 · The history of asbestos-related disease in Australia began with the mining of asbestos from as early as 1880, before the risk associated with asbestos exposure had become known. Australia was one of the world’s highest consumers of asbestos per capita.