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• Asbestos
  • What is asbestos?
  • What are the possible health effects of asbestos?
  • Is it dangerous?
  • The two types of materials containing asbestos
  • Do I have material containing asbestos in my house
  • Where could I find materials containing asbestos?
  • Some common questions answered
• For Home Renovators
  • Things you need to know before every job
  • Working safely with asbestos
  • Disposing of asbestos waste
  • New Asbestos Laws
• For Local Governments
• For Workplaces and Businesses

Asbestos in the home

Welcome to the Queensland Health asbestos web site.

This web site provides information for home owners, renovators and owner builders on asbestos in the home.

It provides information on what asbestos is, the health risks of asbestos, what it looks like and where you could find it and how to work with asbestos safely.

Download our free information booklet
Alternatively, you can download our free information booklet from this site as a handy reference to use during your project.

If you have difficulty opening the full document for the information booklet, open a section at a time.
Section A | Section B

More info
Contact us on 1300 QH info (1300 744 636) for further information.

New laws in effect from 18 June 2007

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• 22 September 2007
• 26 September 2007
• 4 October 2007

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