City workers and pedestrians put at risk from deadly asbestos fibres
PTA refuses to acknowledge risk and close the site
Independent report confirms dangerous fibres – at Horseshoe Bridge/Wellington Street site.
We all know the hazardous and indiscriminate nature of asbestos and remember James Hardie all too well.
An independent report obtained by the CFMEU states that dangerous levels of asbestos fibres were found in nearly all samples taken from the site.
The Public Transport Authority of WA has refused all requests to close the site or warn the general public. They have not started a register of persons including workers who may have been exposed, a requirement that needs to be carried out for any future claims in the event of contacting asbestosis.
CFMEU WA state secretary Mick Buchan says: “It’s scandalous that major city thoroughfare is infested with asbestos fibres, this should be treated as a major public health issue. Workers at the site, city commuters, including kids on school holidays are passing by this site with no knowledge of the dangers from exposure. It needs to be stopped NOW!
The PTA and Minister Dean Nalder need to be brought to account as to why this site is not being shut down until cleared. They can’t just fob this off. We also have concerns on how the debris is being shipped through our suburbs and dumped. Photo’s in our possession show that trucks have not been fully covered up air tight on their way to dump sites. We would like to like what route the dump trucks have taken and if there has been any spillage - it’s certain some debris would have escaped on route.
Control measures need to be put in place urgently to eliminate the risk of exposure to the passing public and workers on the site.
PTA refuses to acknowledge risk and close the site
Independent report confirms dangerous fibres – at Horseshoe Bridge/Wellington Street site.
- PTA and State Government hide from deadly discovery- refuse to close site.
- Workers and city pedestrians exposed to deadly asbestos fibres in heart of the city.
- Workers digging at the Horseshoe Bridge – Wellington Street end – part of the Kings Square development have been unwittingly exposed to deadly asbestos fibres dug up during earthworks.
We all know the hazardous and indiscriminate nature of asbestos and remember James Hardie all too well.
An independent report obtained by the CFMEU states that dangerous levels of asbestos fibres were found in nearly all samples taken from the site.
The Public Transport Authority of WA has refused all requests to close the site or warn the general public. They have not started a register of persons including workers who may have been exposed, a requirement that needs to be carried out for any future claims in the event of contacting asbestosis.
CFMEU WA state secretary Mick Buchan says: “It’s scandalous that major city thoroughfare is infested with asbestos fibres, this should be treated as a major public health issue. Workers at the site, city commuters, including kids on school holidays are passing by this site with no knowledge of the dangers from exposure. It needs to be stopped NOW!
The PTA and Minister Dean Nalder need to be brought to account as to why this site is not being shut down until cleared. They can’t just fob this off. We also have concerns on how the debris is being shipped through our suburbs and dumped. Photo’s in our possession show that trucks have not been fully covered up air tight on their way to dump sites. We would like to like what route the dump trucks have taken and if there has been any spillage - it’s certain some debris would have escaped on route.
Control measures need to be put in place urgently to eliminate the risk of exposure to the passing public and workers on the site.
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