The phase-out of asbestos in the Australian manufacturing environment

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-211

  Vallance, Deborah A ^a  

^a Australian Manufacturing Workers Union   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Ban on imports; Employment; Unions

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADE UNION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 2942659808     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.2.209     Document Type: Review

References (10)

1. Australia is a federation of states. Victoria, one of the states with larger populations, had the largest manufacturing base and the largest friction and gasket industries.
2. National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, Australian Mesothelioma Register, Fourteenth Report, 2002: 1-3.
3. Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Commission. Asbestos, an Inquiry: Usage in Victoria, Substitutes and Alternatives. October 1990: 1-15.
4. NICNAS Aftermarket Survey in National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Chrysotile Asbestos, Priority Existing Chemical Report No. 9. February 1999: 132.
5. National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme. Chrysotile Asbestos, Priority Existing Chemical Report No. 9. February 1999: 130-42.
6. National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
7. Canada was the sole supplier. National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme. Chrysotile Asbestos, Priority Existing Chemical Report No. 9. February 1999: 130-42.
8. State Governments' Joint Statement of Intent to Phase Out Chrysotile Asbestos Use in Australia, December 2000. Signatories included the State governments of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania.
9. Interpretation of the word "in-situ" in the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety (Asbestos Regulations) February 2003. This difficulty is currently under discussion.
10. Written communication to the AMWU from the employer.