Useful Links for safe removal of ceiling dust and history of government publications on cavity dust
- Sept 2006 GUIDANCE NOTE FOR CEILING DUSTS CONTAINING LEAD by WorkCover Authority NSW [later called SafeWork NSW]
- Sep 1997 “Ceiling Dust & Lead Poisoning” fact sheet by The LEAD Group Inc (environmental health charity)
- 1998 “Lead Safe Fact Sheet – Lead in Ceiling Dust” by the Lead Reference Centre (LRC) – a now defunct part of NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
- 1999 “Contaminated Sites, Best Practice Environmental Management in Mining” [including “Case Study 3: ARDEER LEAD SMELTER, VICTORIA – Lead Contamination of Residential Properties”] by Environment Australia
- May 1999 “Procedures Used In The Sydney Aircraft Noise Insulation Project” by SANIP (Sydney Aircraft Noise Insulation Project)
- Oct 1999 (reviewed March 2005) “Is There A Hidden Health Hazard In Your Roof?” – English, by Dr Andrew Wilson, NSW Health Department Website of Multicultural Health Communication Service
- Nov 1999 “Assessment of Lead Exposure Associated with Ceiling Dust Removal” by NSW WorkCover
- Aug 2000 “Ceiling Dust: A Potential Urban Environmental Problem” Jeffrey J Davis and Brian L Gulson Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University, Australia and CSIRO, Exploration and Mining, Sydney, Australia
- Sep 2000 “Hazard Profile – Metal Roofing” by NSW WorkCover
- 2001 “Identification Tool for Metal Roofing – HAZARD PROFILE 2001” by NSW WorkCover
- Mar 2005 Slide Show: “CEILING DUST – What WorkCover and others can do about it”. Presented to NSW WorkCover’s Demolition & Asbestos Consultative Committee
- Oct 2005 “Ceiling (attic) dust; a “museum” of contamination and potential hazard” (Abstract) Environmental Research Volume 99, Issue 2, October 2005, Pages 177–194 Jeffrey J. Davis and Brian L. Gulson
- Sep 2009 “FACT SHEET: HOW TO SAFELY INSTALL CEILING INSULATION” by NSW WorkCover
- Nov 2009 (updated Dec 2010) ”Insulation – installing ceiling insulation and your health and safety” by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney General, Queensland Government
- May 2010 “Why you should have your ceiling dust removed before you have insulation installed” by Elizabeth O’Brien & Anne Roberts, The LEAD Group
- May 2014 “Lead Alert – The Six Step Guide To Painting Your Home – Fifth Edition” by Department of the Environment and Energy, Australia
- Oct 2014 “Lead paint & ceiling dust management – how to do it lead-safely” by Elizabeth O’Brien, Manager, Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) run by The LEAD Group Inc