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ASBESTOS WAS ONCE USED IN AUSTRALIA IN MORE THAN 3,000 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS INCLUDING FIBRO, FLUE PIPES, DRAINS, ROOFS, GUTTERS, BRAKES, CLUTCHES AND GASKETS.

Asbestos becomes a health risk when its fibres are released into the air and breathed in. Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. • The risk of contracting these diseases increases with the number of fibres inhaled. • The risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibres is greater if you smoke.

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• Those who get health problems from inhaling asbestos have usually been exposed to high levels of asbestos for a long time. Symptoms don’t usually appear until 20 to 30 years after initial exposure. A total ban on asbestos came into effect in Australia on 31 December 2003. It is illegal to make it, use it or import it from another country. Workers must not handle asbestos unless they have been trained and hold a licence that is current and appropriate for the type of work being done. Asbestos: a definition Asbestos is a naturallyoccurring mineral and can typically be found in rock, sediment or soil. It has strong fibres that are heat resistant and have good insulating properties. • You can’t see asbestos fibres with the naked eye and because they are very light, they can be blown long distances by the wind. Because of its properties, which are described as being either ‘non-friable or ‘friable’, asbestos was seen as being very useful for building products. • Friable asbestos is a material containing asbestos that when dry, is in powder form or may be crushed or pulverised into powder form using your hand. This material poses a higher risk of exposing people to airborne asbestos fibres. Friable asbestos was commonly used in industrial applications rather than the home, although loose-fill asbestos has been found in homes in NSW and the ACT, where it was sold as ceiling and wall insulation. • Non-friable or bonded asbestos products are solid and you can’t crumble them in your hand—the asbestos has been mixed with a bonding compound such as cement. If non-friable asbestos is damaged or degraded it may become friable and will then pose a higher risk of fibre release. Asbestos and cancer Asbestos is extremely fibrous and the tiny fibres are easily breathed in where they can become trapped in the lungs. Being exposed to asbestos increases the risk of developing cancers of the lung, ovary and larynx as well as mesothelioma (cancer of the lining of the lung). These cancers often develop decades after exposUre to asbestos. Your cancer risk from asbestos varies, depending upon the: • length of time you are exposed to airborne asbestos fibres • amount of asbestos fibres in the air breathed • frequency of exposure to asbestos fibres • time since exposure occurred • age at which exposure occurred • type and size of asbestos fibres. Those most likely to have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace include transport workers (particularly waterside workers), asbestos miners and millers, asbestos cement manufacturing workers, builders, plumbers, insulators, electricians and mechanics. Today, all states and territories in Australia have work health and safety laws that explain duty of care for employers and workers' responsibilities to reduce the risk of asbestos exposure.

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