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The NSW State-wide Asbestos Plan

A plan to secure the safe management of asbestos in NSW

2013

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This publication does not represent a comprehensive statement of the law as it applies to particular problems or to individuals or as a substitute for legal advice. You should seek independent legal advice if you need assistance on the application of the law to your situation.

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Contents

Foreword 2

Introduction 3

Risk profile – asbestos 5

Delivering the plan 13

Roles and responsibilities of government agencies and local councils 14

About the State-wide Asbestos Plan 15

Priority area 1: Research – improved understanding of asbestos issues 16

Priority area 2: Risk communication – increased awareness and knowledge 17

Priority area 3: Prevention – protection of workers, the community and the environment 19

Priority area 4: Coordination – responsive planning, regulation and services 22

Acronyms/abbreviations 23

2 HEADS OF ASBESTOS COORDINATION AUTHORITIES

Foreword In 2011 Safe Work Australia reported that there were 660 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in Australia and 551 deaths. Whilst the Workers’ Compensation Dust Diseases Board reported 201 asbestos-related deaths in New South Wales due to occupational exposure to asbestos. There is a delay of up to 40 years, between exposure and the onset of asbestos-related diseases.

Tragically, the number of people with asbestos-related diseases is expected to increase each year until at least 2018 as a result of past unsafe practices when working with asbestos. Our challenge is to ensure current practices do not contribute to exposure and the potential for future asbestos-related diseases.

I am pleased to present the NSW State-wide Asbestos Plan as a government initiative to secure the safe management of asbestos and to reduce the unacceptably high incidence of asbestos-related diseases in New South Wales.

The State-wide Asbestos Plan is a call to action to all those in government, industry and the community to responsibly manage asbestos throughout its lifecycle, and through research to endeavour to find better mitigation and management controls and effective treatment of asbestos-related diseases.

The State-wide Asbestos Plan has been coordinated by the Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities and developed in consultation with key government agencies, local council authorities, industry representatives, employee representatives, researchers and asbestos diseases groups.

Recently the Australian Government declared its commitment to establishing a national Office of Asbestos Safety which will be tasked with developing a national strategic plan as recommended by the Asbestos Management Review.

The Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities looks forward to establishing a strong relationship with the Office of Asbestos Safety. A collaborative and coordinated approach will help to both focus and maximise prevention efforts to secure effective and consistent approaches to asbestos safety in NSW and across Australia.

I am encouraged by the commitment demonstrated to date in the development of the State-wide Asbestos Plan. Those commitments now need to be speedily and resolutely transformed into action to help reduce the risk of asbestos-related diseases in our community.

Greg Pearce MLC Minister for Finance and Services Minister for the Illawarra

THE NSW STATE-WIDE ASBESTOS PLAN 3

IntroductionThe NSW 2021: A plan to make NSW number one establishes goals, targets and priority actions to rebuild the economy, return quality services, renovate infrastructure, strengthen our local environment and communities and restore accountability to government.

The State-wide Asbestos Plan contributes to the following four NSW 2021 goals:

• keep people healthy and out of hospital (goal 11)

• increase opportunities for people to look after their own neighbourhoods and environments (goal 23)

• ensure NSW is ready to deal with major emergencies and natural disasters (goal 28)

• restore trust in state and local government as a service provider (goal 30)

The NSW Ombudsman’s report, Responding to the asbestos problem: The need for significant reform in NSW, was tabled in the NSW parliament on 17 November 2010. The report investigates how government agencies respond to significant safety issues arising out of asbestos related risks and incidents.

The NSW government response to the NSW Ombudsman’s report was announced by the Minister for Finance and Services on Friday 12 August 2011. The NSW government response to the eight recommendations of the NSW Ombudsman’s report included the establishment of the Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities (HACA) who were tasked with developing the State-wide Asbestos Plan within 18 months.

The State-wide Asbestos Plan contributes to the following responses of the NSW government to the NSW Ombudsman’s report:

• the NSW government supports a whole-of-government approach to the management of asbestos through a State-wide Asbestos Plan and the allocation of adequate funding for implementation of the plan (government response to Ombudsman’s recommendations 3 and 4)

• the NSW government supports the need for a coordinated and consistent approach to providing asbestos awareness information to the NSW community. The State-wide Asbestos Plan will include communication strategies that will provide a public awareness and education campaign particularly targeted to local communities and local councils (government response to Ombudsman’s recommendation 6)

• the consideration of asbestos risk communication requirements for residential buildings will be included in the State-wide Asbestos Plan (government response to Ombudsman’s recommendation 8).

AimsThe State-wide Asbestos Plan aims to secure the safe management of asbestos to reduce the incidence of asbestos-related diseases in NSW.

PrioritiesThe State-wide Asbestos Plan targets actions around the four priority areas set out below:

1. Research

• develop a greater understanding of asbestos issues and disease management through research and innovation that benefits the community

• identify emerging asbestos-related hazards, the likely exposure levels associated with these activities and/or materials, and develop practical controls that can be applied to control those risks.

2. Risk communication

• raise public awareness and understanding through improved knowledge, skills, competencies and tools to effectively communicate asbestos exposure risks and control measures.

http://2021.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/NSW2021_WEB%20VERSION.pdf

http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/publication/PDF/specialreport/SR_AsbestosProblem_Nov10.pdf


3. Prevention

• ensure the effective coordination of illness prevention strategies for the safe management of asbestos in all five phases of the asbestos lifecycle:

Asbestos in theground and sitecontamination

Transport anddisposal

Management ofasbestos debris

during an emergencyresponse

Manufactureand supply

Managementand removal ofin situ asbestos

at work andat home

4. Coordination

• ensure effective and coordinated planning, regulation and management of asbestos issues and emergency responses through strengthened partnerships with the NSW community and collaboration between government organisations

• increase compliance with asbestos legislation through enhanced information, assistance and monitoring

• provide clarity to regulatory roles and responsibilities.

The plan provides a risk profile of asbestos for NSW and then identifies initiatives, actions and responsibilities to address each of the four priority areas. The plan also sets out how the plan is to be delivered and evaluated.


Risk profile – asbestosAsbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fibre that withstands heat, erosion and decay, and has fire and water resistant properties.

Asbestos has been used in the manufacture of building and insulation materials, brake linings in motor vehicles, and gaskets for some appliances. Australian manufacturers of building products gradually removed asbestos from their products in the 1980s.

The manufacture and supply of all asbestos-containing materials was prohibited from 31 December 2003.

The import of asbestos-containing materials is controlled under the Customs(Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956. The importation of a prohibited import is an offence under the Customs Act 1901. Importers bear responsibility to ensure that imported goods comply with Commonwealth, state and territory legislative requirements.

Asbestos is a known carcinogen. Asbestos becomes a hazard when microscopic fibre fragments become airborne and are inhaled. Due to their size and shape they can remain airborne for some time, and enter even the smallest air passages in the lungs where they embed in lung tissue. The fibres are highly resistant to removal by the lungs’ natural cleaning processes. Embedded asbestos fibres irritate the lung tissue around them, causing a number of diseases including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Asbestos can cause health effects if fibres are breathed into the lungs. The possible health effects of asbestos include:

• asbestosis

• lung cancer

• mesothelioma

• benign pleural disease.


Incidence of asbestos-related diseaseData on the number of new cases of mesothelioma is collected nationally by the Australia Institute of Health and Welfare. Data is available from 1982 to 2007 for the number of new cases and from 1997 to 2007 for the number of deaths.

SafeWork Australia1 data provided in figure 1-3 below charts the number of new cases of mesothelioma in Australia by State. The figures exclude other related diseases such as lung cancer and asbestosis. NSW has the highest number of new mesothelioma cases compared to other Australian jurisdictions.

Figure 1: New cases of mesothelioma: five year rolling average number of cases by state or territory, 1982–1986 to 2003–2007.

The largest numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Australia have occurred in NSW. It was the first state to mine asbestos and produced the largest amount of both chrysotile and amphibole varieties of asbestos. Incidence of asbestos-related disease in NSW has nearly doubled from 1987 to 2006.

The most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported the largest number of new cases; respectively averaging 211, 137 and 116 cases over the five year period 2003-2007.

These states also experienced relatively consistent and similar rates of increase in the number of cases of mesothelioma diagnosed over the period 1982-1986 to 2003-2007.

Figure 2: New cases of mesothelioma: year of diagnosis by sex, 1982 to 20071

1 Mesothelioma in Australia: Incidence 1982 to 2007, Mortality 1997 to 2007, SafeWork Australia, 2010.


The number of new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in each year has been rising dramatically at least since 1982, when national data first became available. The majority of new cases were men, however, the proportion of new cases that were women has been increasing.

Figure 3: Deaths due to mesothelioma: year of death by sex, 1997 to 2007

The overall number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma increased over the period between 1997 and 2007. The number of deaths reached a maximum of 551 registered deaths in 2007. Most of these decedents were male, with an average of 84 per cent of total deaths over the 11 years.

Risk assessmentThe SafeWork Australia code of practice2 advises that if “asbestos-containing material (excluding naturally occurring asbestos) is in good condition and left undisturbed, it is unlikely that airborne asbestos will be released into the air and the risk to health is extremely low. It is usually safer to leave it and review its condition over time. However, if the asbestos-containing material has deteriorated, has been disturbed, or if asbestos-contaminated dust is present, the likelihood that airborne asbestos will be released into the air is increased”.

The type of material that binds asbestos fibres will influence the potential for airborne asbestos to be released into the air from different asbestos-containing materials. For example, a loosely bound sprayed (or limpet) coating is more likely to release fibres when disturbed than asbestos cement that is in good condition, and in which fibres are firmly bound.

The following list ranks different types of asbestos according to the likelihood that airborne asbestos can be released into the air if it has deteriorated or been disturbed. The potential risk to health is greater for items higher up the list if people are exposed to airborne asbestos, but any of the materials listed can produce asbestos fibres if they are disturbed.

2 How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace


Higher likelihood of airborne fibres

Asbestos-contaminated dust (including dust left in place after past asbestos removal)

Sprayed (limpet) coatings/loose fillLagging and packings (that are not enclosed)

Asbestos insulating boardRope and gaskets

Millboard and paperAsbestos cement

Floor tiles, mastic and roof feltDecorative paints and plasters

Lower likelihood of airborne fibres

Fibre cement sheeting, commonly known as ‘fibro’, ‘asbestos sheeting’ or ‘AC sheeting’ is the most commonly found asbestos material. Fibro cement asbestos materials may create both health and safety risks in the following circumstances:

• asbestos fibres liberated through the use of power tools such as cutting, drilling or sanding asbestos materials

• asbestos fibres liberated from poorly maintained fibro cement asbestos materials such as debris from broken, crushed or weathered materials

• the prohibited activity of high pressure water-blasting and compressed air

• asbestos fibres liberated from fire, hail, flood or high wind damage

• falls from heights from falling through brittle corrugated fibro cement asbestos roofs.

Asbestos at workHistorically, the workers most at risk from exposure to asbestos were those workers involved in asbestos mining operations, asbestos manufacturing processes and installers of asbestos materials.

Many legacy materials remain in place and the workers now most at risk are those involved in asbestos removal or remediation work, or renovation and maintenance work that disturb asbestos.

Occupations and trades that typically come into contact or work near asbestos include:

• automotive repair workers

• building construction and civil construction workers

• building maintenance workers

• carpenters

• demolition workers

• electricians

• electricity industry supply workers

• emergency services workers/volunteers

• landfill operators

• landscapers

• painters and tilers

• plumbers

• roofers

• ship builders

• waste disposal facility workers.


Asbestos in the homeAustralia experienced a major housing boom after World War II and the rate of home ownership increased from around 40 per cent in 1947 to over 70 per cent in 1960 and sparked a massive phase of building and construction in Australia. Fibro or asbestos-cement was widely used in this construction era. As illustrated in figure 4 and table 1, 30 per cent of all houses in NSW were asbestos clad in 1966. Many more houses contained asbestos materials in other parts of the home. Asbestos materials still exist in many homes today. A common place where asbestos is likely to be found is illustrated in figure 5 at page 11 and can be found at asbestosawareness.com.au.

Figure 4: Fibro cement – Asbestos clad houses in NSW

Source: ABS Census for the years 1933 – 1976 available from abs.gov.au.

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1933 16,304 585,450 3%

1947 62,277 732,510 9%

1954 168,007 900,159 19%

1961 237,640 870,643 27%

1966 288,827 961,392 30%

1971 301,002 1,086,360 28%

1976 322,512 1,491,826 22%

http://www.asbestosawareness.com.au

http://www.abs.gov.au


Naturally occurring asbestosAsbestos is found as a naturally-occurring mineral in many areas of NSW.

A number of former mine sites extracted asbestos deposits at Baryulgil, Grafton district, Barraba/Woods Reef, Orange district, Gundagai district and Broken Hill district between 1880 and 1976.

Some local councils have identified naturally occurring asbestos in their local government area.

Naturally occurring asbestos is generally found when building roads, working on civil construction projects and undertaking excavation activities.

Naturally occurring asbestos that has been found and reported in NSW has been mapped by the former NSW Industry & Investment at figure 6 on page 12.

Asbestos in the groundWhile naturally occurring asbestos is more likely to be encountered in rural settings, asbestos contamination of soils from asbestos-containing materials is an issue for older sites in urban environments or where contaminated landfill and/or asbestos waste may have been disposed of in urban and rural environments.

Former asbestos manufacturing processes have resulted in significant quantities of friable asbestos waste being buried onsite at those former industrial facilities. Whilst this buried material may not give rise to airborne asbestos fibres if securely contained, inappropriate disturbance of this waste could give rise to harmful levels of asbestos fibres in the air.

Asbestos in the ground can also be found in cement pipes which were widely used for sewage systems, water services and irrigation systems. Asbestos conduit was also used for underground electrical and telephone wires and pits.

Asbestos in heritage buildingsAsbestos containing materials found in heritage buildings present additional challenges in regard to the removal and replacement of these materials. Asbestos removal work must be done in accordance with planning and heritage legislative requirements and should mitigate heritage impacts by:

1. Identifying heritage values and ensuring their protection during removal of asbestos.

2. Ensuring the act of removal of asbestos does not materially affect cultural heritage.

3. Ensuring replacement material does not affect heritage values.


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Delivering the planThe HACA will coordinate and oversee the implementation of the State-wide Asbestos Plan and be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the plan through annual reporting of progress against priorities and actions.

The HACA is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of WorkCover and is comprised of senior representatives from the following organisations:

• Department of Planning and Infrastructure

• Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services

• Division of Local Government

• Environment Protection Authority

• Local Government NSW

• Ministry of Health

• Ministry for Police and Emergency Services

• Workers’ Compensation Dust Diseases Board.

The HACA reports to the Minister for Finance and Services. Each party with responsibilities under the plan will report annually to the HACA on progress of actions. The HACA will provide an annual progress report on the State-wide Asbestos Plan to the Minister for Finance and Services in December each year.

The State-wide Asbestos Plan will be reviewed annually by the HACA to ensure priorities and actions remain relevant. The State-wide Asbestos Plan and progress reports will be made available to the community in December each year through members’ websites, the HACA website and asbestosawareness.com.au

Government organisations and local councils are responsible for the regulation of asbestos under work health and safety, public health, environment protection, planning and emergency response legislation.

The four priority areas in the plan will provide a more effective and coordinated approach between government agencies and local councils and will provide greater awareness in the local community.

Government agencies, local councils, and the community must all take an active role in the safe management of asbestos to assist in reducing the incidence of asbestos-related disease.

http://asbestosawareness.com.au


Roles and responsibilities of government agencies and local councils

• Transport by vehicle Environment Protection Authority • Licensed waste storage or recycling facilities Environment Protection Authority • Landfill facilities Environment Protection Authority • Waste transport – interstate Environment Protection Authority • Waste export Environment Protection Authority through Australian

Customs & Border Protection Service • Illegal disposal Environment Protection Authority/Local Council • Temporary on-site waste storage – workplaces WorkCover NSW • Laundering facilities WorkCover NSW

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• Response to emergency incidents Emergency Services Organisation (ESO) • Major recovery operations Emergency Recovery Committee • Routine recovery planning Local Council • Routine recovery operations Local Council/ESOEmergency

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• All Licensed removal work and asbestos assessors WorkCover NSW • At a workplace not requiring a licensed removal contractor WorkCover NSW • At domestic premises by a person concerned in business

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• Non-declared public/residential asbestos contaminated land Local Council • Orphaned waste Local Council/ Environment Protection Authority • Asbestos remediation work WorkCover NSW • Non-declared workplace contaminated land WorkCover NSW • Declared asbestos contaminated land Environment Protection Authority • Mineral extraction and abandoned mines Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure

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About the State-wide Asbestos Plan

AIM

The State-wide Asbestos Plan aims to secure the safe management of asbestos to reduce the incidence of asbestos-related diseases in NSW.

Four priority areas

ResearchOutcome 1.1

Develop a greater understanding of asbestos issues and disease management through research and innovation that benefits the community.

Outcome 1.2

Identify emerging asbestos-related hazards, the likely exposure levels associated with these activities and/or materials, and develop practical controls that can be applied to control those risks.

Risk communicationOutcome 2

Raise public awareness and understanding through improved knowledge, skills, competencies and tools to effectively communicate asbestos exposure risks and control measures.

PreventionOutcome 3

Ensure the effective coordination of illness prevention strategies for the safe management of asbestos in all five phases of the asbestos lifecycle:

• asbestos in the ground and site contamination

• manufacture and supply

• management and removal of in-situ asbestos at work and at home

• management of asbestos debris during an emergency response

• transport and disposal.

CoordinationOutcome 4.1

Ensure effective and coordinated planning, regulation and management of asbestos issues and emergency responses through strengthened partnerships with the NSW community and collaboration between government organisations.

Outcome 4.2

Increase compliance with asbestos legislation through enhanced information, assistance and monitoring.

Outcome 4.3

Provide clarity to regulatory roles and responsibilities.


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s an

d k

now

led

ge

Ou

tcom

esR

aise

pub

lic a

war

enes

s an

d un

ders

tand

ing

thro

ugh

impr

oved

kno

wle

dge,

ski

lls, c

ompe

tenc

ies

and

tool

s to

eff

ectiv

ely

com

mun

icat

e as

best

os

expo

sure

risk

s an

d co

ntro

l mea

sure

s.

Targ

eted

are

asIn

itia

tive

sLe

adT

imef

ram

e

Pro

vide

a p

ublic

aw

aren

ess

cam

paig

n ta

rget

ed to

loca

l co

mm

uniti

es.

9.D

evel

op a

n ed

ucat

ion

cam

paig

n w

ith a

focu

s on

‘hom

e re

nova

tors

’ by:

• al

ertin

g th

ose

peop

le to

the

dang

ers

of a

sbes

tos

• al

ertin

g th

ose

peop

le a

s to

wha

t pro

duct

s m

ay c

onta

in a

sbes

tos

and

whe

re

thos

e pr

oduc

ts m

ay b

e fo

und

in e

xist

ing

hous

ehol

ds o

r oth

er e

nviro

nmen

ts

• ad

visi

ng th

ose

peop

le a

s to

the

step

s th

at o

ught

to b

e ta

ken

by p

eopl

e pl

anni

ng

hom

e re

nova

tions

or w

ho o

ther

wis

e id

entif

y as

best

os p

rodu

cts

in th

eir h

ome

or

othe

r env

ironm

ent.

AE

CO

ngoi

ng

10.

Enco

urag

e m

edia

org

anis

atio

ns to

hel

p pr

omot

e as

best

os a

war

enes

s th

roug

h th

e us

e of

art

icle

s an

d te

levi

sion

seg

men

ts o

n as

best

os ri

sks

and

safe

ty in

rele

vant

sh

ows,

mag

azin

es a

nd o

ther

med

ia.

WC

AO

ne y

ear

11.

Rev

iew

all

curr

ent g

uida

nce

mat

eria

l to

ensu

re a

ccur

acy,

con

sist

ency

and

co

mpl

eten

ess.

HA

CA

One

yea

r

12.

Wor

k w

ith c

omm

uniti

es in

regi

onal

, rur

al a

nd re

mot

e re

gion

s of

NS

W, i

nclu

ding

the

Abo

rigin

al L

and

Cou

ncils

and

com

mun

ities

, to

prom

ote

the

safe

man

agem

ent o

f as

best

os.

Cro

ss a

genc

y H

AC

ATw

o ye

ars

13.

Dev

elop

a d

atab

ase

of a

sbes

tos-

cont

aini

ng p

rodu

cts

to im

prov

e kn

owle

dge

of a

sbes

tos-

cont

aini

ng m

ater

ials

and

pro

vide

a re

fere

nce

tool

for o

ccup

atio

nal

hygi

enis

ts, a

sbes

tos

asse

ssor

s, in

dust

ry a

nd th

e ge

nera

l com

mun

ity.

HA

CA

Two

year

s

Pro

mot

e pu

blic

aw

aren

ess

of a

sbes

tos

issu

es th

roug

h ke

y ev

ents

.

14.

Und

erta

ke a

coo

rdin

ated

gov

ernm

ent a

war

enes

s ra

isin

g ca

mpa

ign

durin

g N

atio

nal

Asb

esto

s A

war

enes

s W

eek

held

ann

ually

in N

ovem

ber.

HA

CA

/AD

FA/A

EC

Ann

ually

in

Nov

embe

r

Rai

se th

e kn

owle

dge

and

awar

enes

s of

asb

esto

s re

spon

sibi

litie

s an

d is

sues

for l

ocal

cou

ncils

an

d pr

ivat

e ce

rtifi

ers.

15.

Dev

elop

and

issu

e a

Mod

el A

sbes

tos

Polic

y fo

r NS

W c

ounc

ils.

LG N

SW

in

cons

ulta

tion

with

N

SW

Cou

ncils

and

H

AC

A/D

LG

Aug

ust

2012

16.

Ass

istin

g co

unci

ls to

ado

pt a

nd im

plem

ent t

he M

odel

Asb

esto

s Po

licy.

LG N

SW

/HA

CA

One

yea

r

17.

Dev

elop

spe

cific

edu

cativ

e to

ols

for t

rain

ing

and

wor

ksho

ps fo

r loc

al c

ounc

ils.

WC

A /

EPA

LG

NS

W/

DLG

One

yea

r


Targ

eted

are

asIn

itia

tive

sLe

adT

imef

ram

e

18.

Dev

elop

a fa

ct s

heet

for p

erso

ns u

nder

taki

ng a

n ex

empt

dev

elop

men

t tha

t has

id

entifi

ed a

sbes

tos

is p

rese

nt.

DP

IO

ne y

ear

19.

Pro

mot

e th

e lo

cal c

ounc

il as

best

os fa

ct s

heet

for i

nclu

sion

in lo

cal c

ounc

il w

ebsi

tes.

HA

CA

One

yea

r

20.

Coo

rdin

ate

and

diss

emin

ate

info

rmat

ion

to lo

cal g

over

nmen

t thr

ough

con

tact

with

in

divi

dual

cou

ncils

and

the

LGS

A to

ass

ist l

ocal

gov

ernm

ent t

o en

sure

con

sist

ent

info

rmat

ion

and

advi

ce is

ava

ilabl

e to

the

publ

ic.

LG N

SW

/HA

CA

Ong

oing

21.

Pro

vide

aw

aren

ess

initi

ativ

es fo

r rel

evan

t gov

ernm

ent a

genc

ies,

loca

l gov

ernm

ent

plan

ners

, cou

ncil

and

priv

ate

cert

ifier

s, e

nviro

nmen

tal h

ealth

and

bui

ldin

g pe

rson

nel

and

envi

ronm

enta

l reg

ulat

ors/

educ

ator

s on

role

s an

d re

spon

sibi

litie

s in

rela

tion

to

asbe

stos

issu

es.

WC

A/D

PI

Two

year

s

22.

Rev

iew

the

role

of p

rivat

e an

d co

unci

l cer

tifier

s in

rela

tion

to th

e ce

rtifi

catio

n of

bu

ildin

g w

orks

whe

re a

sbes

tos

is p

rese

nt th

roug

h co

nsul

tatio

n w

ith th

e B

uild

ing

Pro

fess

iona

ls B

oard

.

WC

A/D

PI

Two

year

s


Prio

rity

are

a 3:

Pre

ven

tion

– p

rote

ctio

n o

f wor

kers

, the

com

mun

ity

and

the

envi

ronm

ent

Ou

tcom

esEn

sure

the

effe

ctiv

e co

ordi

natio

n of

illn

ess

prev

entio

n st

rate

gies

for t

he s

afe

man

agem

ent o

f asb

esto

s in

all

five

phas

es o

f the

asb

esto

s lif

ecyc

le:

•as

best

os in

the

grou

nd a

nd s

ite c

onta

min

atio

n.

•m

anuf

actu

re a

nd s

uppl

y.

•m

anag

emen

t and

rem

oval

of i

n-si

tu a

sbes

tos

at w

ork

and

at h

ome.

•m

anag

emen

t of a

sbes

tos

debr

is d

urin

g an

em

erge

ncy

resp

onse

.

•tr

ansp

ort a

nd d

ispo

sal.

Targ

eted

are

asIn

itia

tive

sLe

adT

imef

ram

e

Asb

esto

s in

the

grou

nd

and

site

con

tam

inat

ion.

23.

Dev

elop

pra

ctic

al g

uide

lines

/pro

toco

ls fo

r the

con

trol

of t

he ri

sks

of n

atur

ally

oc

curr

ing

asbe

stos

dur

ing

exca

vatio

n, b

uild

ing,

min

ing

and

road

wor

ks.

WC

A/E

PA D

TRIS

One

yea

r

24.

Dev

elop

a p

ract

ical

gui

de fo

r saf

e m

anag

emen

t of s

oil c

onta

min

ated

with

asb

esto

s-co

ntai

ning

mat

eria

ls.

WC

A/E

PAO

ne y

ear

25.

Pro

vide

impr

oved

map

ping

of n

atur

ally

occ

urrin

g as

best

os a

nd c

onta

min

ated

land

si

tes

in N

SW

to a

ssis

t cou

ncils

with

land

use

pla

nnin

g.D

TRIS

/EPA

/WC

AO

ne y

ear

26.

Man

age

the

stab

ilisa

tion

and

risk

miti

gatio

n w

orks

for t

he W

oods

Ree

f Min

e si

te.

DTR

ISO

ngoi

ng

Man

ufac

ture

and

sup

ply.

27.

Ale

rt im

port

ers

and

supp

liers

to th

e ris

ks a

nd c

ontr

ol m

easu

res

to p

reve

nt th

e ill

egal

impo

rt o

f asb

esto

s go

ods.

Aus

tral

ian

Cus

tom

s an

d B

orde

r Pro

tect

ion

Ser

vice

Ong

oing

28.

Iden

tify

high

risk

impo

rted

goo

ds th

at c

ould

con

tain

asb

esto

s in

clud

ing

the

purc

hase

of a

sbes

tos

prod

ucts

onl

ine.

One

yea

r

Man

agem

ent a

nd

rem

oval

of i

n-si

tu

asbe

stos

at w

ork.

29.

Pro

mot

e im

plem

enta

tion

of w

orkp

lace

asb

esto

s W

ork

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y R

egul

atio

n 20

11 a

nd c

odes

of p

ract

ice

whi

ch c

omm

ence

d fr

om 1

Jan

uary

201

2.W

CA

Ong

oing

30.

Dev

elop

and

mai

ntai

n a

com

preh

ensi

ve d

emol

ition

and

asb

esto

s st

rate

gy to

ens

ure

the

heal

th, s

afet

y an

d w

ellb

eing

of w

orke

rs is

pro

tect

ed.

WC

AO

ngoi

ng

31.

Targ

et h

igh

risk

occu

patio

ns s

uch

as a

sbes

tos

rem

oval

ists

, bui

ldin

g, c

onst

ruct

ion

and

elec

tric

ity in

dust

ry s

uppl

y w

orke

rs, w

aste

and

land

fill o

pera

tors

, car

pent

ers,

pl

umbe

rs, e

lect

ricia

ns a

nd a

utom

otiv

e m

echa

nics

to im

prov

e aw

aren

ess,

kn

owle

dge

and

skill

s in

the

safe

han

dlin

g of

asb

esto

s-co

ntai

ning

mat

eria

ls.

WC

ATw

o ye

ars

32.

Und

erta

ke a

n an

nual

com

plia

nce

and

enfo

rcem

ent m

onito

ring

and

targ

eted

aud

it pr

ogra

m fo

r lic

ense

d as

best

os re

mov

alis

ts a

nd a

sbes

tos

asse

ssor

s w

ith a

focu

s on

trai

ning

, hea

lth m

onito

ring,

saf

ety

man

agem

ent s

yste

ms

and

safe

dis

posa

l (c

heck

ing

of la

ndfil

l rec

eipt

s).

WC

AA

nnua

lly


Targ

eted

are

asIn

itia

tive

sLe

adT

imef

ram

e

33.

Ensu

re o

ngoi

ng in

clus

ion

of in

form

atio

n on

asb

esto

s sa

fety

in tr

aini

ng fo

r ap

pren

tices

in th

e bu

ildin

g, c

onst

ruct

ion,

aut

omot

ive

and

elec

tric

ity s

uppl

y tr

ades

.W

CA

Ong

oing

34.

Dev

elop

and

fost

er in

dust

ry n

etw

orks

suc

h as

the

Dem

oliti

on a

nd A

sbes

tos

Con

sulta

tive

Com

mitt

ee to

pro

mot

e th

e sa

fety

man

agem

ent o

f asb

esto

s.W

CA

Ong

oing

35.

Req

uire

NS

W g

over

nmen

t age

ncie

s to

be

exem

plar

s of

asb

esto

s m

anag

emen

t and

en

sure

that

all

gove

rnm

ent b

uild

ings

, inc

ludi

ng g

over

nmen

t ow

ned

hous

ing,

hav

e cu

rren

t asb

esto

s m

anag

emen

t pla

ns a

nd a

sbes

tos

regi

ster

s.

WC

ATw

o ye

ars

36.

Ensu

re s

uffic

ient

pro

cedu

res

are

in p

lace

for t

he a

ppro

val o

f asb

esto

s as

sess

or

licen

ses

resp

onsi

ble

for a

ir m

onito

ring

and

clea

ranc

e in

spec

tions

/cer

tifica

tes

for

fria

ble

asbe

stos

rem

oval

wor

k.

WC

AO

ngoi

ng

37.

Dev

elop

gui

danc

e m

ater

ial t

o as

sist

asb

esto

s as

sess

ors

for u

nder

taki

ng th

e as

sess

men

t of f

riabl

e as

best

os re

mov

al w

ork.

WC

AO

ne y

ear

38.

Pub

lish

a lis

ting

of li

cens

ed a

sbes

tos

rem

oval

ists

, dem

oliti

on c

ontr

acto

rs a

nd

asbe

stos

ass

esso

rs o

n th

e W

orkC

over

web

site

.W

CA

One

yea

r

Man

agem

ent a

nd

rem

oval

of i

n-si

tu

asbe

stos

at h

ome.

39.

Incr

ease

the

awar

enes

s of

the

hom

eow

ners

whe

n pu

rcha

sing

or r

enov

atin

g/

mai

ntai

ning

a p

rope

rty

that

may

con

tain

asb

esto

s.A

EC

One

yea

r

40.

Impl

emen

t a p

ilot p

rogr

am o

f hom

e re

nova

tor a

sbes

tos

rem

oval

kits

sim

ilar t

o a

prog

ram

impl

emen

ted

by L

a Tr

obe

Cou

ncil,

Vic

toria

to p

rom

ote

the

safe

rem

oval

of

asbe

stos

in s

mal

l hom

e re

nova

tion

jobs

.

HA

CA

Two

year

s

Man

agem

ent o

f as

best

os d

ebris

dur

ing

an

emer

genc

y re

spon

se.

41.

Dev

elop

gui

danc

e m

ater

ial f

or th

e la

unde

ring

of a

sbes

tos

cont

amin

ated

clo

thin

g an

d eq

uipm

ent f

or e

mer

genc

y pe

rson

nel.

WC

A/E

mer

genc

y se

rvic

esO

ne y

ear

42.

Pro

mot

e bi

-ann

ual e

xerc

ises

to te

st c

urre

nt e

mer

genc

y gu

idel

ines

to e

nsur

e ap

prop

riate

resp

onse

leve

ls fo

r asb

esto

s in

cide

nts.

Emer

genc

y se

rvic

esB

i-ann

ually

43.

Pro

mot

e as

best

os-r

elat

ed e

mer

genc

y re

spon

se p

lans

thro

ugh

rele

vant

gov

ernm

ent

and

coun

cil w

ebsi

tes.

HA

CA

One

yea

r

Tran

spor

t and

dis

posa

l.44

.En

cour

age

the

use

of e

cono

mic

ince

ntiv

es th

roug

h th

e w

aste

levy

sch

eme

to s

uppo

rt th

e sa

fe h

andl

ing

and

disp

osal

of s

mal

l (ho

useh

old)

qua

ntiti

es o

f as

best

os w

aste

.

HA

CA

/EPA

Two

year

s

45.

Pro

mot

e an

d ex

pand

the

exis

tenc

e an

d us

e of

the

Reg

iona

l Ille

gal P

rogr

am in

re

gion

al a

nd ru

ral a

reas

to im

prov

e ap

prop

riate

dis

posa

l of a

sbes

tos

was

te.

EPA

/LG

NS

WTw

o ye

ars

46.

Pro

mot

e th

e pi

lotin

g of

was

te tr

acin

g te

chno

logy

.EP

ATw

o ye

ars

47.

Pro

vide

pub

lic la

nd m

anag

ers

with

info

rmat

ion

and

tech

nica

l sup

port

.EP

A/W

CA

Ong

oing

48.

Con

side

r and

pla

n to

acc

omm

odat

e fu

ture

exp

ecte

d ne

eds

of d

ispo

sed

asbe

stos

m

ater

ials

and

redu

ce b

arrie

rs fo

r saf

e di

spos

al.

EPA

/LG

NS

WTw

o ye

ars


Targ

eted

are

asIn

itia

tive

sLe

adT

imef

ram

e

49.

Und

erta

ke a

n an

nual

regu

lato

ry c

ampa

ign

focu

ssin

g on

ille

gal d

umpi

ng in

regi

onal

, ru

ral a

nd re

mot

e re

gion

s of

NS

W, i

nclu

ding

the

abor

igin

al c

omm

uniti

es, t

o he

lp

prom

ote

the

safe

man

agem

ent o

f asb

esto

s.

EPA

Ann

ually

50.

Und

erta

ke a

n an

nual

regu

lato

ry c

ampa

ign

focu

ssin

g on

recy

cled

was

te p

rodu

cts

such

as

aggr

egat

e, g

reen

was

te a

nd c

oncr

ete

to a

ssis

t ind

ustr

y w

ith m

eetin

g th

eir

regu

lato

ry o

blig

atio

ns.

EPA

Ann

ually

51.

Und

erta

ke a

n an

nual

regu

lato

ry c

ampa

ign

focu

ssin

g on

the

tran

spor

t and

dis

posa

l of

asb

esto

s re

mov

alis

ts to

ass

ist i

ndus

try

with

mee

ting

thei

r reg

ulat

ory

oblig

atio

ns.

EPA

Ann

ually

52.

Rev

iew

the

Gui

de: M

anag

emen

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Acronyms/abbreviations

ADFA Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia

ADRI Asbestos Diseases Research Institute

AEC Asbestos Education Committee

DACC Demolition and Asbestos Consultative Committee

DDB Workers’ Compensation Dust Diseases Board

DLG Division of Local Government

DPI Department of Planning and Infrastructure

DTIRIS Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services

EPA Environment Protection Authority

HACA Heads of Asbestos Coordination Authorities

HWSA Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities

LG NSW Local Government NSW

NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council

WCA WorkCover NSW

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