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Understanding and Ending the Lethal Asbestos Legacy

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  • Simone Peta Stevenson

    (Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Oonagh Barron

    (Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Andrew Pakenham

    (Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Masayoshi Hashinaka

    (Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

Abstract

The Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency (VAEA) was established to develop a long-term plan for the prioritised removal of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) from Victorian government-owned buildings. The safest and most sustainable way to end the lethal asbestos legacy is through prioritised, planned, and safe removal of ACMs from the built environment. In this article, we describe our consolidated asbestos register (AIRSystem); our custom risk assessment model that informs prioritised removal, and our work towards ending the lethal asbestos legacy.

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  • Simone Peta Stevenson & Oonagh Barron & Andrew Pakenham & Masayoshi Hashinaka, 2023. "Understanding and Ending the Lethal Asbestos Legacy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:3:p:2507-:d:1051976
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    1. Matthew Soeberg & Deborah A. Vallance & Victoria Keena & Ken Takahashi & James Leigh, 2018. "Australia’s Ongoing Legacy of Asbestos: Significant Challenges Remain Even after the Complete Banning of Asbestos Almost Fifteen Years Ago," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-14, February.
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    1. Georgia Frangioudakis Khatib & Julia Collins & Pierina Otness & James Goode & Stacey Tomley & Peter Franklin & Justine Ross, 2023. "Australia’s Ongoing Challenge of Legacy Asbestos in the Built Environment: A Review of Contemporary Asbestos Exposure Risks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-23, August.
    2. Achyut Aryal & Craig Morley, 2024. "Mitigation of Contamination and Health Risk: Asbestos Management and Regulatory Practices," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-14, November.

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