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17 days before asbestos clean-up crews were sent to Brisbane school
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It took 17 days for the Education Department to be notified and to send out a clean-up crew after contractors disturbed asbestos while installing airconditioning at a Brisbane school.
The incident was among 19 asbestos “exposure incidents” at Queensland schools during the installation of airconditioning under the government’s Cooler Schools program since 2019.
Education officials faced a grilling about asbestos removal at Sunnybank State High School during budget estimates.
Credit:Rohan Thomson
On November 9, at 6.35am, airconditioning contractors disturbed asbestos at Sunnybank State High School but a professional crew was not sent to the school for testing, and to clean up more than 30 rooms, until November 26, 17 days later.
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Parts of Sunnybank State High School were closed after a contractor penetrated walls known to contain asbestos while installing air-conditioning.
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Students and teachers at a Brisbane high school were exposed to asbestos last year after a contractor penetrated the ceiling and walls of a building known to contain the potentially deadly material, it has been revealed.
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It took seven weeks for Sunnybank State High School to close contaminated areas and notify parents of the incident