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FAMANZ June update: competency, consistency and better asbestos management across Australia and New Zealand

The latest FAMANZ newsletter is well worth a read for asbestos professionals across Australia and New Zealand. It highlights just how active the sector is right now, with important work continuing around competency, training, asbestos survey standards, public-sector assurance, laboratory reporting, and the practical implementation of new and updated guidance.

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From an asbestos software Alpha Tracker perspective, the themes are very familiar. Asbestos management is becoming more demanding, not less. Clients, regulators and building owners increasingly expect clearer evidence, better records, stronger governance and more consistent processes.

FAMANZ reports continuing progress on its Competency Framework for Asbestos Professionals, the Safe Work Australia Asbestos Framework Review, the updated WorkSafe New Zealand Good Practice Guidelines, and preparations for the 2027 ASBESTOS Conference in Christchurch (Judy and some of the team from the UK will be there, of course!). There is also continued focus on asbestos in consumer products, including children’s play sand, and on the need for better supply-chain assurance and public protection.

For Alpha Tracker customers, this all reinforces the importance of having robust asbestos systems in place. Whether you are managing surveys, samples, registers, removals, reinspection programmes, client portals or reporting, good software helps turn professional practice into repeatable, auditable processes.

We will continue to follow these developments closely and support our Australian and New Zealand customers as expectations around asbestos management, competency and reporting continue to evolve.

Read the FAMANZ June 2026 newsletter

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