Appendix 3: Miscellany

Department of Labour publications on asbestos

1. Safe Work on Asbestos-Based Floor Coverings, 1985

2. Talking Asbestos, 1987

3. What Every Manager Should Know About Asbestos, 1991

4. What Every Worker Should Know About Asbestos, 1991

5. What Every Home Owner Should Know About Asbestos, 1991

6. Safe Work on Asbestos-Based Floor Coverings. Leaflet, 1991

7. Audit of Floor Sanders and Work Practices Involving Asbestos-Backed Vinyl Sheeting in the Christchurch Area. Occasional Paper Series No. 4, 1992.

8. Recent Advances in Asbestos-Related Disease. Dr Margaret Becklake, 1994. Special Report.

9. Asbestos Exposure and Disease: Notes for Medical Practitioners. 1995.

10. Guidelines for the Management and Removal of Asbestos. 1995.

11. The Epidemiology of Mesothelioma in Historical Context. J.C. McDonald and A.D. McDonald, 1998. Special Report.

12. Respiratory Symptoms and Asbestos Dust Exposure. Occupational Health Report Series: No. 2, 1997.

13. Asbestos: A Deadly Dust. 50 Years of Asbestos Use in New  Zealand. Reprint from Safeguard magazine, December 1991, updated and reprinted 1999/2001.

14. Mesothelioma in New Zealand. Occupational Health Report Series No. 4, 2000.

15. Lung Function Changes in Asbestos Exposed Workers With Pleural Abnormalities. Occupational Health Report Series No. 6, 2000.

16. National Asbestos Registers, Annual Reports 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999. 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Contact details

Asbestos and Occupational Respiratory Disease Registrar
Health and Safety
Department of Labour
PO Box 3705
Wellington

Asbestos Diseases Association of New Zealand (Inc.)
PO Box 20-035
Glen Eden
Auckland 7
A H Grootegoed, ph (09) 827 4912
Secretary: Lois J Syret, ph (09) 827 4912

Members of the National Asbestos Medical Panel

W. Glass MBChB, DPH, DIH, FFOM, FAFOM (Hon.), FFOM(I) (Convenor)

R. Armstrong MBChB (Hons), FRCP, FRACP

D. Jones MBBS, MRCP (UuK), FRACP.

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