The asbestos safety session was presented live and recorded during Asbestos Awareness Week 2020. The session was presented to raise awareness about the hidden dangers of asbestos.
Cleaning an asbestos roof can be dangerous if not done properly. This short film will show you how to avoid damaging or disturbing asbestos on your roof to keep you and your neighbourhood safe from deadly asbestos fibres.
This film provides information on the manufacture and use of low density asbestos fibre board (LDB), including how to identify LDB, common locations where LDB can be found and associated risks of exposure with LDB.
When renovating or repairing homes, you need to minimise the chance of exposing anyone to asbestos fibres that may result from your work. This film shows some safe work methods you can use to ensure you, your family and neighbours remain safe when working with building materials that could contain asbestos.
An extract from Asbestos Awareness - an informative guide to asbestos produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
A range of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn to protect people from exposure to airborne asbestos fibres. This film provides information about what type PPE is required and how to use the PPE.
Asbestos Awareness Ambassador Trevor Gillmeister shares a heartfelt letter to his dad Ron, who lost his battle with mesothelioma (an asbestos-related disease) in 2009. He now continues his dad’s fight to warn others about the dangers of asbestos… 'as tough as you think you are, asbestos is always tougher'.
Julie and Don Sager’s son, Adam was unknowingly exposed to asbestos dust when he was 18 months old.
At 24, a fit and seemingly healthy Adam was training for the martial arts world championships, when he first developed symptoms of the asbestos disease, mesothelioma. He died just 10 months later at 25 years old.
The film shows common places where asbestos can be found in a typical Queensland home built before 1990, when asbestos was commonly used as a construction material. There are a host of safety tips to consider during renovation to prevent exposing yourself or others to asbestos fibres.
Home renovators and tradies alike are urged to play it safe with asbestos materials and to be aware of the risks of exposing themselves and others to asbestos fibres during renovation projects. Don't be a cowboy when it comes to home renovating.
An extract from Asbestos Awareness - an informative guide to asbestos produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Asbestos was used in building materials up until 1990, and in some items of plant and equipment up until 2003. However, if you are not sure whether a material contains asbestos, presume that it does.
This film gives general information about where asbestos containing materials are commonly found in domestic and commercial buildings.
An extract from Asbestos Awareness - an informative guide to asbestos produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff .
This film discusses the type of asbestos exposure required to cause asbestos related disease, in particular - asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.
It is essential to protect yourself and others when removing debris, particularly when asbestos is concerned. The following procedure will help you to safely cleanup after a storm.
An extract from Asbestos Awareness - an informative guide to asbestos produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
This film extract provides information about drilling into non-friable (bonded) asbestos walls and ceilings. Always consider the removal of the asbestos containing material as the preferred control option before drilling into an asbestos wall or ceiling.
Find out how to prepare before drilling and how to safely perform the task.
Asbestos was commonly used in electrical switchboards of domestic houses and commercial buildings constructed prior to 1990. View the safe work procedure film for Removing a small package electrical switchboard.
An extract from Asbestos Awareness - an informative guide to asbestos produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
It is important to clean up the work area after an asbestos job has been completed. This film covers how to decontaminate the work area and tools, personal decontamination and asbestos waste.
Asbestos Awareness Ambassador, Trevor Gillmeister, and safety advocates, Julie and Don Sager have teamed up in this short film to remind us why it is important to plan for any work carried out around materials that may contain asbestos.
