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Strategies

Publications produced by Queensland government departments on asbestos related issues.

Strategies
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022-2025-Second progress report
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022 - 2025—Second progress report [PDF 4.12 MB]
The Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022-2025 – a comprehensive strategy to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure and protect workers, the community and the environment—second progress report.
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022 - 2025 - First progress report
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022 - 2025—First progress report [PDF 5.33 MB]
The Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022-2025 – a comprehensive strategy to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure and protect workers, the community and the environment—first progress report.
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022 - 2025
Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022 - 2025 [PDF 1.93 MB]
The Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland 2022-2025 – a comprehensive strategy to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure and protect workers, the community and the environment.
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Statewide strategic plan for the safe management of asbestos in Queensland [PDF 6.3 MB]

The overarching strategy for managing all elements of asbestos impact in Queensland.

Note: This document was published during the tenure of a previous government.

Asbestos strategy report card four 2017 cover
Asbestos strategy report card four - 2017 [PDF 976.93 KB]
The fourth progress report under the Statewide strategic plan for the safe management of asbestos in Queensland.
Asbestos strategy report card three 2016 cover
Asbestos strategy report card three - 2016 [PDF 394.92 KB]
The third progress report under the Statewide strategic plan for the safe management of asbestos in Queensland.
Asbestos strategy report card two 2015 cover
Asbestos strategy report card two - 2015 [PDF 425.58 KB]
The second progress report under the Statewide strategic plan for the safe management of asbestos in Queensland.
Asbestos strategy report card one 2014 cover
Asbestos strategy report card one - 2014 [PDF 2.24 MB]
The first progress report under the Statewide strategic plan for the safe management of asbestos in Queensland.
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  • Home
  • General information
    • What is asbestos?
    • How was asbestos used?
    • Are there health effects?
    • The risks of exposure
    • Health monitoring
    • Legislation and codes of practice
    • Low density asbestos fibre board
      • Low density board photo gallery
    • Asbestos contaminated dust or debris
    • Fires
    • Cleaning up after floods and storms
    • Importation prohibited
    • Government and agency roles
    • Asbestos in government assets
  • Know where asbestos is
    • Common locations of asbestos in domestic and commercial buildings
    • Naturally occurring asbestos
    • Asbestos products gallery
    • Vehicles and plant
    • Electrical switchboards and meters
    • Marblesheen pool coatings containing asbestos
    • Testing for asbestos
    • Asbestos registers for workplaces
    • Asbestos management plans
  • Removing or disturbing asbestos
    • Prohibited activities
    • Wearing protective equipment
    • Safe work procedures
    • Asbestos removal work
    • Asbestos-related work
      • Induction and safety training for unlicensed work
    • Homeowner's certificate to remove asbestos
    • Air monitoring
    • Clearance inspections
    • Transport and disposal of asbestos waste
      • Important disposal information and illegal dumping
      • Requirements for transporting asbestos
      • Asbestos disposal information
  • Practical guidance
    • Asbestos workers and removalists
    • Trades and contractors
    • Licensed Asbestos Assessors
    • Homeowners and home renovators
      • Tips when home renovating
        • Homeowners: Look, check and prepare
      • Tips when hiring a contractor
    • Commercial building owners (of workplaces)
    • Body corporate and apartment owner occupiers
      • Is my body corporate a PCBU
      • Asbestos in body corporate common areas
    • Residential tenants, lessors and landlords
      • Add a warning sticker to your home
    • Volunteers
      • Is my volunteer association a PCBU?
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    • Local government environmental health officers
      • Frequently asked questions from local government authorised persons
  • Resources
    • Asbestos alerts
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    • Codes of practice
    • Guidance
    • Films
      • Asbestos safety session 2021
      • Asbestos safety session 2020
      • Cleaning Asbestos Roofs
      • Shadow vacuuming with a H-Class vacuum cleaner
      • Use and maintenance of a H-Class vacuum cleaner
      • Identifying low density asbestos fibre board hazards and risks
      • Working safely with asbestos for the home renovator
      • How to properly wear personal protective equipment for airborne contaminants
      • Personal protective equipment
      • Dear Dad - An asbestos awareness film
      • Clear and present danger: Asbestos exposed
      • Uses and applications of asbestos - an extract from a film by Parsons Brinckerhoff
      • Asbestos health issues - an extract from a film by Parsons Brinckerhoff
      • Safe work procedure - storm and wind damage cleanup
      • Drilling into asbestos walls and ceilings
      • Asbestos - Removing switchboard panels
      • Decontamination procedure, personal decontamination and cleanup procedures
      • Asbestos awareness
    • Safe work procedures
      • Preparation before commencing the task
      • Preparing and painting corrugated asbestos cement roof and fences
      • Drilling into non-friable asbestos using a thickened substance to control airborne fibres and dust
      • Drilling into non-friable ACM using an H rated industrial HEPA filter vacuum to control airborne fibres and dust
      • Removing a small package electrical switchboard
      • Cleanup and disposal
      • Safe cleanup of storm damaged materials that may contain asbestos
    • Frequently asked questions for homeowners and the general public
    • Podcasts
    • Strategies
    • Working Safely with Asbestos Guide
    • Asbestos Awareness Week 2024
    • Asbestos management compliance campaign
    • Induction and safety training for unlicensed work
  • Sanctions
    • Asbestos on-the-spot fines
    • Sanctions against asbestos licence holders
    • Prosecutions