EPA NSW Launches Asbestos Week

It may be aimed more at DYI’ers and home renovators, but the risk and danger is just as applicable to more established builders. Asbestos remains a major hazard on building sites and any awareness campaign is worth noting. The NSW EPA noted common sources:

Everyday products that could contain asbestos include:

roofs, eaves, downpipes and insulation
interior walls (often with a non-asbestos covering on the outside)
kitchen splashbacks
under lino, some carpets and tiles (and the cement compounds used to fix tiles)
lagging around pipes, inside fuse boxes or as part of ventilation shafts
fences, garden sheds and small outdoor constructions like chicken coops
as part of bonded cement compounds that make up walls, which can be disturbed when sanded in preparation for painting.