ASBESTOS UPDATE: Australian Union Calling for National Registry

The Australian Workers’ Union is calling for the creation of a registry of buildings containing asbestos and for a 20-year removal program, AboutMesothelioma.Net reports.

AWU’s national secretary, Paul Howes, called for a new national strategy to identify and remove asbestos…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Landmark Asbestos Study Ongoing in Tasmania

An asbestos study, conducted by Cement Australia and the Australian Workers’ Union, is ongoing in Tasmania, Australia, Mesothelioma reports.

Railton, a Tasmania-based cement plant, made asbestos-related products between the years of 1947 and 1986. The new owners of the plant, Cement…