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    • Asbestos Risk

Asbestos Risk Newsletter
  • Potential asbestos risk of coloured sand revealed late last week 14 Nov 2025 01:14 GMT

    … due to potential asbestos exposure. The risk relates to the … 12:28am Minister reassures families asbestos risk is 'low… reassure families that the risk of asbestos exposure in the … isolating and remediating all potential risks at our schools." …

  • Asbestos fears prompt ACT school closures 14 Nov 2025 03:43 GMT

    … While the advice is low risk and there are only … by the ACCC over asbestos contamination risks. Photo: ACCC The … ) Officeworks said the safety risk was “negligible” after commissioning … risk assessment, but it recalled products as a precaution. Asbestos …

  • Schools close amid play sand asbestos fears 14 Nov 2025 03:10 GMT

    … described as “a naturally occurring asbestos” – after it was detected … ACT has identified the risk of exposure to traces … While the advice is low risk and there are only minor … facilities across the country. Asbestos-contaminated mulch prompted the closure …

  • Schools in Canberra and Brisbane closed after asbestos found in children's coloured sand 14 Nov 2025 01:24 GMT

    … sand products. Two types of asbestos — chrysotile and tremolite — … the risk of exposure to traces of chrysotile [asbestos] is … Source: Supplied / ACCC Asbestos, a hazardous material that can … limited circumstances. Inhalation of asbestos can lead to an …

  • Asbestos found in coloured play sand, prompting school closures 14 Nov 2025 01:14 GMT

    … s what we know.The risk relates to the use of … WorkSafe ACT have advised the risk of exposure to traces of … week after laboratory testing detected asbestos. (Pixabay: HolgersFotografie) Schools in … ACCC is [that] the health risk from use of these products …

  • Education Ministry confirms closures as asbestos scare spreads to schools 14 Nov 2025 02:41 GMT

    … we establish the extent and risk of the potentially contaminated product … workplaces to contact a licensed asbestos assessor or removalist for immediate … . Exposure to asbestos fibres can pose significant health risks and could lead …

  • Popular kids' play product recalled over asbestos fears 14 Nov 2025 03:21 GMT

    … recalled from Officeworks over asbestos fears (Supplied)The sand … pose a potential health risk. Asbestos has been detected in … "Importantly, respirable asbestos has not been detected in … pulverising. "The risk that any asbestos found is likely …

  • Asbestos sand saga deepens as over a dozen schools are CLOSED over fears children will be exposed to deadly fibre 14 Nov 2025 00:19 GMT

    … ACT has identified the risk of exposure to traces … after traces of tremolite asbestos was detected in laboratory … the package as asbestos waste.' Asbestos cannot be disposed … to resource management facilities. Asbestos-contaminated mulch prompted the …

  • Why are schools suddenly closing? Asbestos detected in children’s craft sand 14 Nov 2025 03:57 GMT

    Deadly asbestos has been detected in children’ … national recall. Chair of the Asbestos and Dust and Diseases Research … years and details the precise risk to your kids. Hear more …

  • Schools closed across Australia over asbestos found in coloured sand 14 Nov 2025 03:20 GMT

    … closed today over potential asbestos contamination. The alert is … to contain traces of chrysotile asbestos. Mancel College, a … asbestos contamination. (Getty)"While the advice is low risk … the weekend by licensed asbestos contractors. The government is …

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