Published by the Department of Labour
Wellington, New Zealand
October 2006

ISBN 0-478-28076-9

Contents

• Introduction
• Part 1: Review of asbestos-related disease notifications
  • Summary
  • Results
• Part 2: Non-asbestos occupational respiratory disease
  • Occupational asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Silica and silicosis - one agent, many outcomes
  • References
• Part 3: Asbestos issues ahead
  • Floor sanders
  • Asbestos removal workers
  • Brake lining repair workers
  • Building maintenance workers
  • Demolition workers
• Appendix 1: Background to the Registers
  • Formation of the Asbestos Advisory Committee
  • Establishment of the National Asbestos Registers
• Appendix 2: Asbestos
  • What is asbestos?
  • The uses of asbestos
  • Asbestos use in New Zealand
  • Key dates in the health history of asbestos
  • Asbestos awareness in New Zealand
• Appendix 3: Miscellany
  • Department of Labour publications on asbestos
  • Contact details
  • Members of the National Asbestos Medical Panel

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