Asbestos: health effects, incident management and toxicology
Information on asbestos, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
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- 1 July 2014
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Asbestos: incident management
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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.
On 4 March 2024, format updates were made to Asbestos: general information and Asbestos: toxicological overview. No significant changes were made to the content.
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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.
On 4 March 2024, format updates were made to Asbestos: general information and Asbestos: toxicological overview. No significant changes were made to the content.
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Update history
2025-05-15 11:58
Amendment made to Table 1 of the toxicological overview
2024-04-25 12:37
On 4 March 2024, the format of this page was updated. No significant changes were made to the content. Ignore the “updated the guidance” comment from the change note.
2024-03-04 15:33
Updated the guidance documents and converted to HTML.