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….....

New Zealand Asbestos Law Changes

This is pretty big for New Zealand as of 1st of October they are banning the importation of asbestos containing materials. This follows on New Zealand back in April adopting Asbestos Management Plan and Register Laws similar to Australia’s. Why this is so big is...

Asbestos Conference 2015

http://asbestosaudits.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Conference-Presentation2.mp4 Hello Well we attended the Second annual International Asbestos Conference held in Brisbane in November 2015. We had a stall there exhibiting our books and information on asbestos I also did...