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    • Exposure to Asbestos

Exposure to Asbestos Newsletter
  • More than 200 schools, ECEs call ministry over asbestos sand fears 16 Nov 2025 21:31 GMT

    … tested positive for tremolite asbestos, officials said on Saturday … should contact a licensed asbestos assessor or removalist for … in the Asbestos Removal Licence Holders Register: Asbestos removal licence … during exposure must be disposed of as asbestos waste …

  • Dunedin primary school closed for asbestos testing 16 Nov 2025 21:06 GMT

    … of asbestos associated with higher cancer risks at low exposure levels … being recalled for possible trace asbestos". "We … delivered it to Scope (Asbestos experts) for testing. The … should contact a licensed asbestos assessor or removalist for …

  • Schools close as more types of play sand test positive for asbestos 16 Nov 2025 18:51 GMT

    … of asbestos associated with higher cancer risks at low exposure levels … and clean by professional asbestos cleaners," the school … that the presence of asbestos in products that are … should contact a licensed asbestos assessor or removalist for …

  • ‘Negative to airborne asbestos’, but Australia still shuts 69 schools after sand recall 16 Nov 2025 15:37 GMT

    … tests were “negative to airborne asbestos” at all schools. The … product. What diseases can asbestos cause? Asbestos is a mineral once … many years. Long-term exposure can lead to serious illness … and New Zealand ban asbestos and any products containing …

  • Asbestos-contaminated sand fears close dozens of schools in Australia 16 Nov 2025 14:38 GMT

    … to have traces of asbestos, forcing the schools to … come back “negative to airborne asbestos” from all schools. People … reasonably practicable,” she continued. Exposure to asbestos, once widely used in … or export of asbestos or goods containing asbestos. The U. …

  • Nervous parents want answers after asbestos found in kids’ magic sand products 15 Nov 2025 23:07 GMT

    … tested positive for tremolite asbestos, prompting yesterday’s urgent … University of Technology and asbestos researcher Dr Terri-Ann … not develop cancer from exposure to asbestos. “And if you … , Saunders suggested testing for asbestos. “I would recommend testing …

  • Kmart urgently recalls popular kids' product amid growing asbestos fears 15 Nov 2025 10:00 GMT

    … notice emphasised that respirable asbestos fibres, the dangerous kind … on the disposal of asbestos waste, including disposal facilities … identified the risk of exposure to traces of … schools during the closures.  Asbestos-contaminated mulch prompted the …

  • Asbestos fears spark alerts as more SA schools uncover coloured sand products 15 Nov 2025 09:22 GMT

    … tests that detected tremolite asbestos.   The products - widely … before contacting a licensed asbestos removalist to remove the … agency noted that “respirable asbestos” - particles small enough to …  far, and assessed the exposure risk as low.  Retailer …

  • Sand linked to asbestos scare found at over 100 SA education sites 15 Nov 2025 06:39 GMT

    … on Friday due to potential asbestos exposure. In South Australia, the … because they may include asbestos, which is a prohibited … closed due to potential asbestos contamination in coloured sand … before contacting a licensed asbestos removalist to remove the …

  • 'If it was my child': Epidemiologist not worried by asbestos in sand 15 Nov 2025 04:03 GMT

    … Friday due to fears of asbestos exposure has reopened, as an … when testing detected traces of asbestos.  The sand products are … closed due to potential asbestos contamination in coloured sand … negative results for traces of asbestos. Professor Kirk said he …

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