G20 Fail…..Again

Eight of the G20 countries once again failed to ban asbestos. Biggest culprit is the United States who should be leading the way the rest of them Brazil, China India, Indonesia, Mexico Russia & Canada all have poor Workplace Safety regarding asbestos although with...

Chinese word for Asbestos

 I’m not a language expert let’s get that straight up front. Often when doing a site inspection I may be called upon to explain to people what I am looking for and this can be difficult with people who have English as a second language. I often get puzzled...

Importation of Asbestos into Australia

Twenty years ago when I had to have made Asbestos Caution signs in 6 different languages for an Australian client in Adelaide I found that the Chinese don’t have a word for asbestos. So you can ask for written guarantees from importers till the cows come home if...

Asbestos at Port Pirie Smelters

Seriously, I remember doing daily asbestos monitoring and clearance inspection runs to the smelters from Adelaide to Port Pirie 25 years ago for asbestos removals works, sometimes overnight depending on the job, some things they never learn from….....