New South Wales Government

A wide range of resources and information for the safe management and monitoring of asbestos is available for home and property owners, tenants, renovators, builders, businesses, industry and workers.

Home residents and renovators

• Asbestos Awareness
• Asbestos and lead
• Do it yourself safely - dust and fume hazard
• DIY safe
• Fibro and asbestos - a practical guide
• Fibro and asbestos for renovators and homeowners: Guide
• Housing NSW Asbestos fact sheet
• Local Council fact sheet
• Removing asbestos cement DVD
• Safely disposing of asbestos waste in your home

Working with asbestos  

• Asbestos Registers and Asbestos Management Plans
• Asbestos and Fire Damaged Buildings
• Asbestos in soils and aggregate
• Crackdown on Illegal Dumping  
• Common locations of materials containing asbestos in a commercial building
• Illegal Dumping prevention and clean-up. Handbook for Aboriginal communities
• Management of asbestos in recycled construction and demolition waste
• Naturally occurring asbestos
• Safe Disposal of AsbestosSafely disposing of asbestos waste in your home
• Working with asbestos  
• Vacuum Cleaners for asbestos and hazardous dust collection

Health  

• Asbestos and Health Risks
• Asbestos - a guide for householders and the general public 

Call 13 10 50 for more information about asbestos resources to meet your needs.