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Union moves for greater school asbestos awareness

The Australian Education Union says parents and teachers need to be aware of the extent of asbestos in school buildings.

Darwin's Nakara Primary School library was closed last week after an asbestos scare but testing revealed no airborne contamination.

Northern Territory Schools general manager John Dove says any materials suspected to be asbestos have been labelled in all schools built up to the mid-1980s.

Mr Dove says this labelling is also in the process of being checked again by the Education Department's facilities unit.

But Education Union spokeswoman Nadine Williams says the Government needs to raise public awareness of the potential dangers of disturbing asbestos.

"It seems to me that there's a real gap in the information that people have and the awareness ... people who do this work and work in these places, public buildings, schools, of the risk of asbestos. It is everywhere," he said.

 

 

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Halliburton's problematic Cheney connection Hoping to escape the election spotlight, the vice president's old firm may shed its KBR division, the one doing billions of dollars of work in Iraq.

The Law Firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Zix Corporation Thursday October 7, 10:30 am ET DALLAS, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit

Union moves for greater school asbestos awareness Thursday, 7 October 2004 The Australian Education Union says parents and teachers need to be aware of the extent of asbestos in school buildings.

N.D. looks at asbestos case By Janell Cole, The Forum Published Thursday, October 07, 2004 BISMARCK -- Workers at the state Veterans Home in Lisbon were exposed to asbestos when their supervisor directed them to tear out a power house ceiling without protective gear, a state Health Department engineer said Wednesday.

Asbestos judge tosses out 3 lawsuits By Paul Hampel Of the Post-Dispatch Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel J. Stack dismissed on Wednesday three out-of-state asbestos cases in his first rulings as chief asbestos judge, criticizing such lawsuits as a "cash cow" for the county.

Less than month ago small colour bond fences went up at the Tenterfield Childcare Centre to replace an old paling fence that stood between the childcare centre and the soon-to-be demolished council asbestos fence.

Plum School District officials said they have received "a handful" of complaints that youngsters at Pivik Elementary School have had some health problems during the construction of a new roof.

NEW South Wales Attorney-General Bob Debus expects legal advice tomorrow on whether his office can start contempt of court proceedings against James Hardie Industries and their legal advisers.

Fires, smashed glass make Hotel Shediac a 'nightmare' WebPosted Oct 7 2004 08:59 AM ADT SHEDIAC — Vandals have taken over the historic Shediac Hotel, setting fires and ransacking the interior, prompting fire officials to demand the 150-year-old building be torn down.


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