General Enquiries
Contact your GP or call our office to arrange a health check.
As stated by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency:
‘You can’t tell if a material contains asbestos just by looking at it. Only scientific testing of a sample can confirm this. So, if you think a material might contain asbestos play it safe and treat it like it is until you’ve had it confirmed.’ For more information, please see their Asbestos in the home Webpage
It is important that you do not inspect or remove any asbestos or silica products unless you are appropriately qualified. Only appropriately qualified consultants can ensure safe inspection of Asbestos materials. We recommend L&D Consulting Laboratory as they ‘employ experienced, licensed asbestos consultants that can handle all aspects of asbestos testing, inspections and asbestos project management. Overseeing the entire project, they ensure that it adheres to strict guidelines surrounding the correct identification and management of asbestos.’
L&D Consulting contact information:
1300 506 998 or
WorkSafe stipulate that ‘when working with hazardous chemicals your workplace has responsibilities to you to keep you as safe as possible, including health monitoring under certain circumstances’.
‘The Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 provide that:
- Asbestos at workplaces must be identified and the risks assessed;
- A licence is required for removal of friable asbestos containing material or for removal of more than 10m2 of non-friable asbestos containing material;
- People must not be exposed to asbestos dust;
- Asbestos work areas must be left in a clean state;
- Waste asbestos must be correctly disposed of;
- Records must be kept, and WorkSafe notified, if a person has been exposed to asbestos at a workplace; and
- Where there is a risk to health from asbestos exposure, health surveillance must be provided.’
If you have been exposed WorkSafe must be notified via their online form – Notification of Dangerous Incident. Please see their Online Form webpage.
WorkSafe Contact Information
1300 551 832 / info@safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Please see below links to further information on GOVT of WA Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety webpage for information on the different materials:
There are strict guidelines that can be accessed on the WorkSafe Asbestos webpage. This contains information on asbestos in the workplace regarding its removal and disposal.
If you are concerned that things are not being done properly, please contact your local council and the Environment Protection Authority
The short answer is no; there is no fund for providing reimbursement for the removal of asbestos from your home. See the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) Asbestos in the home webpage for more information.
If you have concerns, you may wish to contact your home insurance company to see if they have options that may support you to make your policy asbestos ready. See the ASEA Asbestos and Insurance webpage.
The department of Heath advise that asbestos was used in Western Australia up until 1987 on their Asbestos webpage.
For more information: https://www.health.wa.gov.au/articles/a_e/about-asbestos
Double wrap in heavy plastic and tape with duct tape and take to: – Tamala Park Waste Disposal (Operated by Mindarie Regional Council 9306 6303) on Sundays only.
Home renovators can take 165k’s free and repeat five times. It must be of reasonable weight and dimensions to be carried from the trailer to the skip bin by two persons. No lifting equipment or assistance provided by TPWD.
Or:
Red Hill Waste Management Facility 1094 Toodyay Rd, Redhill on any day 8-4PM (Sunday 10-4PM)
The same rules apply.