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Wildfire recovery work including fire-damaged structures : OHS information for employers and workers [2020]

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Outlines steps employers and workers must take to ensure fire-damaged buildings are structurally safe for workers to enter.

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Safe debris removal from completely or partly burned structures : OHS information for employers

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Gives information for those performing debris clean-up and demolition of structures involved in wildfires.

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Asbestos at the worksite : OHS information for employers and workers

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This fact sheet presents a definition of asbestos, it's uses and health effects, how to control asbestos exposure, health assessment of workers exposed to asbestos, and what OHS legislation sets... More ≫

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This fact sheet presents a definition of asbestos, it's uses and health effects, how to control asbestos exposure, health assessment of workers exposed to asbestos, and what OHS legislation sets out as employer and worker responsibilities at the work site.

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Asbestos exposure in the demolition and renovation industries : OHS information for employers and workers

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Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with unique physical characteristics including extraordinary tensile strength, poor heat conduction and resistance to chemical attack.... More ≫

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Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals with unique physical characteristics including extraordinary tensile strength, poor heat conduction and resistance to chemical attack. For these reasons, asbestos was often used as an ingredient in a wide range of building products. Unprotected workers can be exposed to asbestos mainly by breathing in the fibres which are released when these asbestos-containing building products are disturbed.

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Guidelines for the safe clean-up of structurally compromised structures

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Provides guidance on dealing with the hazards that may result in buildings compromised as a result of fire damage, with particular attention paid to hazards caused by the possible presence of... More ≫

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Provides guidance on dealing with the hazards that may result in buildings compromised as a result of fire damage, with particular attention paid to hazards caused by the possible presence of asbestos in structures constructed prior to 2000.

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