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Asbestos Awareness Info Session
Cumberland Council 14 Nov 2019

Find out how to safely identify, remove and dispose of asbestos in your own home at this free information session.

Asbestos Information Sessions

Find out how to safely identify, remove and dispose of asbestos in your own home at a free information sessions. All participants will receive a free asbestos removal kit valued at $100 which includes safety gear and all the information you need to carefully remove asbestos sheets under the size of 10 sqm.

Information Session 1 When: Thursday 21 November 2019 When: 6:30pm-8:30 pm Where: Merrylands Community Centre, 17 Miller St, Merrylands NSW 2160

REGISTER FOR SESSION 1

Cumberland residents will be given priority to attend this sessions.

Household Asbestos Inspection

If you suspect there's asbestos in your home, but not sure how to identify it, Council also offers a free household inspection:

Inspection will run for 45 minutes and will be conducted by occupational hygienist specialists. To be eligible your house must be in mostly original condition and built before 1990. The next inspection days are: Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November 2019. To register call 02 8757 9000. Spaces are limited.

Please note this inspection trial is focused on the identification of bonded asbestos only, and as such the consideration of loose fill asbestos insulation is beyond the scope of this program.

Free Asbestos Collections

To arrange a free safe collection and disposal of small amounts of loose bonded asbestos laying dormant on residential properties. Asbestos that is more than 10 square meters and generated as a result of recent or future renovation or repairs will NOT be collected.

To book a collection in November please call Council on 02 8757 9000 or, for an interpreter service, 13 14 50. 

Source: Cumberland Council : Asbestos Awareness Info Session
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