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Publications

General dust and fume hazards

Lead

Asbestos


  • brochure for renovators and homeowners on managing fibro.

  • guidelines for occupational situations look under 'Publications' then safety guidelines'.

  • comprehensive list of publications for renovators, tradespeople and others
  • ACT Safe Work Fact Sheet 1
  • ACT Safe Work Fact Sheet 2
  • ACT Safe Work Fact Sheet 3

  • the document outlines health risks associated with asbesto-contaminating materials and seeks to assist in asbestos detection, hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management. The information is primarily intended for envronment and health agencies and local authorities conducting risk assessments and determinining risk management strategies for the control of asbestos in the non-occupational environment.

Treated timber


  • report on timber treatments under 'Chemical reviews' then 'arsenic timber treatments'.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)


  • Information from the United States on VOCs and indoor air quality.

This web page is managed and authorised by Environmental Health of Centre for Health Protection of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 31 March, 2009

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