DAIA is one of the few Australian associations sitting squarely at the intersection of licensed asbestos removal, demolition and resource recovery, with a mixed membership across all three trades.
How they got started
DAIA was established in February 2006 to represent the broader resource recovery sector. It has operated under several names as the membership evolved: originally the Demolishers, Recyclers & Asbestos Contractors Association of Queensland (DRACAQ, 2006–2016), then the Demolition Contractors Association Qld (DCAQ, 2013–2017), then briefly the Demolition Industry Association Queensland (DIAQ, 2017–2018), before adopting the current Demolition & Asbestos Industry Association name, re-emphasising asbestos work alongside demolition.
What they stand for
DAIA's vision is to advance and lead its industries in compliance, sustainability and best practices. Its published Objects and Code of Ethics emphasise safety first, honest dealing, evidence-based technical advice, public education on asbestos hazards, and a cooperative environment for member businesses. Recurring themes are safe practice, sustainable change (especially deconstruction and recycling over straight demolition), and strong industry representation to government.
How they help the industry
- Members Directory: public listings of asbestos removalists, demolition contractors and industry suppliers
- MTO Group training partnership: discounted access for members to Certificate III and Certificate IV in Demolition
- Mills Oakley legal webinars: scenario-based 45-minute sessions plus 15-minute Q&A, free to members, with Elias Jeha
- Reference library: Queensland WHS Codes of Practice for asbestos management, asbestos removal and demolition work, plus Queensland Health and WorkSafe Queensland licensing resources
- Sponsor and partner network: including Action Metal Recyclers, Allcott Hire, Allens Industrial, BMI Group and Turner Freeman Lawyers
Notable initiatives
DAIA operates under a 12-point Code of Ethics and a Code of Best Practice that members commit to on joining. In December 2017 the association published the "Don't Mess with Asbestos" awareness article featuring John Jarratt, ambassador for the National Asbestos Awareness Campaign. The Mills Oakley scenario-based legal webinar series remains a recurring member benefit, and DAIA publishes an annual sponsor and event opportunities prospectus indicating an active events program.
Why it matters for asbestos professionals
For removalists, demolishers and recyclers handling downstream asbestos waste, DAIA membership delivers a public directory listing, discounted nationally recognised demolition training, regular legal and compliance webinars, and a collective voice into Queensland WHS regulators on the rules these businesses actually have to follow.
Members on Asbestos List (69)
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Envirohealth Consulting PTY Ltd.
Murarrie, Queensland
Envirohealth Consulting is a multidisciplinary company specialising in asbestos risk and hazard management and occupational hygiene consulting, providing high quality consulting and technical services including asbestos audits and air quality testing.
View DetailsEverest Training Solutions
Virginia, Queensland
Asbestos and demolition industry training provider in Virginia, QLD. DAIA member.
View DetailsGBAR Group Brisbane
Carramar, New South Wales
GBAR Group Brisbane is an asbestos removal specialist providing comprehensive asbestos inspection, removal, and disposal services for residential and commercial properties across Brisbane and surrounding regions.
View DetailsG&H Plant Hire
Yatala, Queensland
G&H Civil Contractors is based in Yatala, QLD, and was founded in 2010 as a plant hire company. It has since grown to cover demolition, basement retention and piling, bulk earthworks and civil engineering. The company works across the commercial, industrial, mining, defence and public infrastructure sectors, and its website reports more than 1,500 projects completed in Queensland, NSW and the ACT. DAIA member.
View DetailsGreenway Demolition Brisbane
Brisbane, Queensland
Greenway Demolition Brisbane is a locally owned demolition company providing professional dismantling, asbestos removal, and demolition services with over 17 years of experience across residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Brisbane and surrounds.
View DetailsGumdale Demolition - Demolition Contractor
Hillcrest, Queensland
Queensland's leading demolition contractor offering residential, commercial, and industrial demolition services with over 35 years of experience. The company specialises in complete project management from site planning to cleanup.
View DetailsHazard Control
New Farm, Queensland
Hazard Control provides professional asbestos testing, inspection, and consulting services in Brisbane and surrounding areas, with nearly a decade of experience in commercial and residential asbestos surveys and hazardous materials management.
View DetailsHazardous Materials Group (HMG)
Wellers Hill, Queensland
Hazardous Materials Group (HM Group) is an asbestos removal contractor working across Brisbane and South East Queensland for residential, commercial and industrial clients, with 27+ years of experience according to its website. Services include bonded and friable asbestos removal, asbestos testing and consultation, roofing and cladding removal, encapsulation, re-sheeting, demolition and mould remediation. The team also handles ceiling insulation and vinyl flooring removal and asbestos work after fire, storm and flood damage. DAIA member.
View DetailsHazSure Consultants & Laboratories
Bowen Hills, Queensland
HazSure Consultants & Labouratories provides asbestos and hazardous materials surveying, occupational hygiene assessments, and labouratory testing services for airborne fibres, mould, and other hazardous substances.
View DetailsIronbark Demolition
Boonah, Queensland
Demolition contractor and recycler based in Boonah, QLD. DAIA member.
View DetailsIrwin Asbestos Management
Brendale, Queensland
A-class licensed asbestos management company specialising in safe and professional removal of friable and non-friable asbestos for residential, commercial, and industrial properties in Brisbane and South East Queensland.
View DetailsKeys Human Resources
Nundah, Queensland
Keys Human Resources provides training and labour hire services. Its face-to-face courses include removing non-friable and friable asbestos, supervising asbestos removal, asbestos assessor, silica awareness and the construction White Card. Online options cover asbestos awareness, working with asbestos and homeowner asbestos removal. The business also offers RPE fit testing, customised online inductions, training room hire and casual staff recruitment. DAIA member.
View DetailsLRM Global
, Queensland
LRM Global (Liability and Risk Management) is a multidisciplinary environmental and occupational hygiene consultancy that has operated since 2005, with a Queensland office opened in late 2024. Its asbestos work covers sampling, site audits, air monitoring, management plans, remediation plans and clearances, backed by its own laboratory for asbestos identification and fibre counting. The firm also offers hazardous materials identification, contaminated land assessments and environmental monitoring for industry, government, community groups and households. DAIA member.
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