The government of Western Australia (WA) will carry out an audit of the products of Chinese materials supplier Yuanda after white asbestos was discovered in roof panels by a worker at the under-construction Perth Children’s Hospital last week. Main contractor on the A$1.2bn scheme, Chinese-owned John Holland,
Campaigners are concerned that asbestos is still lying in rubble after former classrooms on the St Cuthman’s site were knocked down four years ago. And they are frustrated that the former classrooms, which still have not been cleared away, are now needed and would have
Area not isolated for 24 hours after Perth children’s hospital workers covered in chrysotile while drilling into a roof panel. Building giant John Holland has defended the steps it has taken to help workers who were exposed to asbestos at Perth’s new children’s hospital. Workers
The taxpayer will have to foot the near €0.5m bill for removing potentially-lethal asbestos from Naval Service ships, but the final cost could be far higher. Civilian and naval personnel who worked on the asbestos-contaminated ships will have to be medically screened for the rest
Former colleagues of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer are being urged to help with an investigation into how he came into contact with the harmful substance. David Clegg, a former teacher and factory worker from Knottingley, was diagnosed with mesothelioma just a week
THE scourge of asbestos-related fatal illness is not some historic malaise that can be consigned to the past, because people are still suffering today. That will be a key message in the hard-hitting speeches to be given at an International Workers’ Memorial Day memorial gathering
A concerned mother is urging house hunters to check for asbestos in their homes before they move in. The mum-of-two Marie Sandhu, 31, and her husband, Jazz, had planned to re-lay their floor with carpet when the shock discovery was made. The family moved into
A grieving brother and sister are appealing for help after their mum, a former factory worker, died after suffering from an asbestos-related cancer. Cherrill Bradshaw, from Northampton, passed away at the age of just 62 in October 2014 leaving a devastated son, Gary, and daughter,
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It has been only one year since Martin Swinburn renovated the kitchen in his Asquith family home, and yet the shiny new space could soon be little more than rubble. Mr Swinburn’s is one of 91 NSW homes that has tested positive to loose-fill asbestos
