❓ Hon. Linda Savage asked about the Department of Health's guidelines and acceptable exposure levels for asbestos. Hon. Simon O'Brien provided a detailed response referencing specific guidelines and acceptable levels in contaminated residential sites.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — ASBESTOS GUIDELINES
(1) What are the Department of Health’s guidelines and/or standards for exposure to asbestos? (2) What does the Department of Health regard as an acceptable level of asbestos exposure? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) What are the Department of Health’s guidelines and/or standards for exposure to asbestos? (2) What does the Department of Health regard as an acceptable level of asbestos exposure? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(2) What does the Department of Health regard as an acceptable level of asbestos exposure? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(2) What does the Department of Health regard as an acceptable level of asbestos exposure? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
I thank the member for notice of the question. The Minister for Health has provided the following reply — (1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(1) The Department of Health has published “Guidelines for the Assessment, Remediation and Management of Asbestos–Contaminated Sites in Western Australia”. These guidelines are also being considered as a basis for national guidelines. (2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
(2) In contaminated sites the acceptable levels are 0.001 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for free asbestos; and 0.01 per cent, on a weight-for-weight basis, for asbestos cement material in residential sites.
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