Australia has the highest reported incidence of asbestos-related disease in the world.
An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 Australians will be diagnosed with asbestos-related disease over the next 20 years.
More Australians will die of asbestos-related diseases than were killed during World War I.
Materials containing asbestos that are in good condition are safe until asbestos fibres become airborne, which can happen when materials are old, exposed to the elements, tampered with or damaged.Source: Asbestos Free Tasmania