A new education campaign by Blue Mountains City Council is focusing on how to protect your family when you are planning home renovations.
The Hazardous waste… together we've got it sorted campaign, running to June 2021, is providing easy-to-understand and up-to-date information to residents, home renovators and home renovation businesses.
This month the focus is on home renovators who are starting a renovation, doing repairs or just redecorating a home. If your home was built before 1990, it's important to know the asbestos risks.
Asbestos is found in many parts of older homes, including:
- roofing
- ceilings and internal walls
- eaves
- fencing
- flue and water pipes
- fireplaces
- behind tiles
- flooring underlay
Before you start work use the Asbestos Checker or have a licensed asbestos assessor inspect your property to find asbestos. It's cheaper and easier to deal with asbestos if it isn't a surprise.
Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill said: "We encourage you to identify where asbestos could exist before you start any work on your home - use a licenced asbestos assessor to protect your family's health."
Remember to never use high pressure water, compressed air or even a garden hose with a trigger attachment on asbestos roofs or other asbestos containing materials. Watch this SafeWork NSW video for more information: https://youtu.be/4Oaatqtc3bM.
This has been produced as part of the Council's Enforceable Undertaking with SafeWork NSW. The full undertaking is available at www.safework.nsw.gov.au.
Watch the video - Protect yourself and your family https://youtu.be/SDc9PV1RuMU
Watch the video - Report Illegal Dumping https://youtu.be/K4Iz3ZpRMTc
Watch the video - Disposing hazardous waste correctly https://youtu.be/8c58EaTdWIA
Watch the video - Types of hazardous waste https://youtu.be/0E3MOgGEki8
Get more information at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/hazardous-waste
