Event Details

Asbestos Awareness Week – What’s new for 2026

Annual asbestos awareness week webinar hosted by the Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Consultants Association (AHCA) and Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH). Special guest speakers from WorkCover WA, Australian Workers Union | Victorian Branch, Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency and Faculty of Asbestos Management of Australia & New Zealand.

Date: Thursday, 27 November 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (AEDT)

For more information and to register for this external webinar please Register Here

Webinar Schedule

Welcome
4:00 pm – 4:10 pm
Sharann Johnson

The WA Asbestos Experience
4:10 pm – 4:25 pm
June Sim

The Knowledge Gap: Why Workers Need Asbestos Awareness Reinvigorated in 2026
4:25 pm – 4:40 pm
Nick Blackford

The Asbestos 2030 Blueprint – Advancing Proactive Asbestos Removal
4:40 pm – 4:55 pm
Georgia Khatib

Balancing Risk and Heritage: Managing Asbestos in Historic Structures
4:55 pm – 5:10 pm
John Batty

Australian Asbestos Competency 2026
5:10 pm – 5:25 pm
Jackii Shepherd & Brian Eva

WEL, WEL, WEL – Now What Do We Do?
5:25 pm – 5:40 pm
Tracey Bence

Questions
5:40 pm – 6:00 pm
Sharann Johnson