The cowboy removal of damaged asbestos roofs after the November 2014 hail in Brisbane has created a significant Workplace and Public Health incident. Hail and asbestos roofsMarch 23, 2015 in Asbestos / Mesothelioma / Occupational Hygiene / Respiratory protection tagged Asbestos / Brisbane / Brisbane Floods / hail by admin
Local newspapers report the silt from from the Queensland Floods is toxic, but fail to recognise a child is wearing inappropriate respiratory protection on a front page story while shovelling dried silt. Flood silt and respiratory protectionJuly 17, 2011 in Infection Control / Local / Occupational Hygiene / Toxicology tagged Brisbane Floods / City North News / City South News / QUT / Risk / RPE by admin